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Does anyone have experience using a HELOC to pay off a mortgage early? I just bought my first property and had never heard of such a concept until I was recently listening to the Real Estate Guys Podcast. I've been li...
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I’m SUPER new to the bigger pockets forum. My wife and I are looking to purchase our 1st place (townhouse or condo) in the next 6 months to 1 year. We’ve heard Airbnb is potentially a great option for cash flow so the...
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I have yet to purchase any rental property. I have made my money overseas from savings. I do like owning some stocks, but I now want to diversify into real estate. I have $500,000 in cash. I do not want to rush in...
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I see this question pop up a lot on BP: "how do I evict a tenant in [city, state]?" I've had to evict a few tenants from properties I've owned in different states, but I always rely on property managers to contact the...
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Hello, I'm new to investing, and with the current prices against current rents, I'm finding it difficult to get properties to cash flow. As far as I know, I am pretty thorough with the calculators. Is it just me? Or ...
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A Little Backstory
Hi BiggerPockets! I wanted to make this post to give some inspiration to those newbies just starting out or even the more seasoned vets! I set out on my real estate journey with my first investmen...
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Investing in short-term rental (STR) properties and using the STR Tax Loophole is one of the few tax strategies that can save physicians with a fairly high W2 income 6 figures in taxes without working full-time in rea...
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2 years ago, I decided I wanted to get into house flipping, so I got my RE license last Jan. I sold 20 houses last year in my local market (ASHEVILLE NC). I wrote my goals for this year and on that list was to put mys...