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How many of you are going long on BAC like me? :cool:
They made a good move by buying Merrill Lynch, but a terrible move by buying Countrywide. The mortgage mess will affect all banks until that is cleaned up and th...
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Hello, I started investing in real estate on 2017 and I have 7 properties (1 4plex, and 6 SFH includding my primary residence, ). I have a full time w2 job plus managing all the properties and I am getting good cashfl...
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I have a property I’m in interested purchasing for an investment property. The price is 68K. It will likely require improvements of $20,000. My hope is pay for with a HELOC line of credit. The improvements I would pu...
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Hey Investors I have some questions and maybe some of y'all with more experience could point me in the right direction:1. Wife and I have paid a lot of federal income taxes in 2021 (W2) and was wondering if anyone has...
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How can I use Solo 401k money to fund this investment? I lease a property which I have turned into a short term rental. I am the property manager taking care of marketing and day to day operations. Can I use funds fro...
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I've got two questions, but they're related. First of all, how should we apply the 2% Rule, or another similar guideline, to improvements? Specifically, I've got a triplex that doesn't have central heat and air. The t...
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Good afternoon. My name is Cody and my wife’s name is Lynn, out of central ND. We are developing a real estate investment plan to improve our city’s debilitating homes, secure passive income for our future, and to tea...
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I'm curious as to how cashflow has increased from time of owning a property. Let's say after the 5 year mark or 10 year mark. I know rental percentages increase differently for different markets and there's a national...
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Hi BPers, I have a condo in NYC, and I have been lucky that my tenants of 6 years have been paying throughout last year. But no surprise, they want to move out when their lease comes up this year in June. my building ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets members, in your opinion what is the best way to invest in real estate without purchasing property or buying a REIT? Say someone has $20,000 cash and its just sitting there, and cant be used for r...