I have the opportunity to start my real estate career straight out of high school. My family is telling me I will regret not going to college for people I meet and the experience. On the other hand, I have an opportun...
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Hello BP community,My name is Thien (pronounced TN). I am a new real estate investor. In Feb 2016 my wife and I moved from Toronto Ontario to Hamilton Ontario and purchase our first house. In April 2017 we purchase ou...
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I am pretty much an accidental real estate investor. I have three different investments but I only chose to be in one of them. I have questions about each but I'll ask them one at a time to reduce confusion.My first q...
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It's official! Tesla has chosen a site in far East Austin for its next factory. From the Austin-American Statesman:
"In one of the largest economic development projects in Austin’s history, electric automaker Tesla s...
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Hi everyone - my name is Amit and I work full-time as a software engineer in the Bay Area. This week I worked on my goals for 2023 and investing in real estate is at the top of my list. I'm looking to get my first re...
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Hi, I live in Los Angeles. The properties in my backyard are too expensive and the returns are too low. So I've been thinking about investing out of state. I've researched jobs, economies, real estate returns across m...
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I'm looking for some advice on how everyone evaluates a new city or region to begin investing. I've done a lot of homework on strategies I want to begin using in 2024, but still struggle with determining a region of ...
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Hi everyone,I am a fairly new member of BP. Im closing on my first SFR next week and I am looking to grab a couple more in the next 90 days. Does anyone on this board have experience with accepting S8 on their propert...
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Lease dates: 4/15/2017 - 5/31/2018Location: San Francisco Bay Area Upon moving in tenants paid first month rent + security deposit (equal to 1 month rent) + $1,963 commission for property manager for the duration of t...
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Hello Everyone!I've been looking at buying multi family properties this year.What are the best secondary markets?Obviously there are some markets that will always be lucrative but I am talking about marketsthat are "u...