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How to Get Started Investing in Real Estate
By, Maura McGraw
You are probably aware of the many benefits of investing in real estate, but getting your first property can seem overwhelming. There is no one “right” wa...
Hey Guys This is my first post Derrick from Baltimore, I'm a experienced property developer and the owner of Snowden Property Management. I would like to know if anyone has experience with Do Hard Money.Com I have be...
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Hello! I am a real estate attorney and investor here in Miami Beach Florida. I really enjoy this forum and reading about everybody's real estate deals and questions. Everybody has such great questions and comments....
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Navigating Opportunities: Starting Your Own Private Money Brokerage for Real Estate Investors
Introduction:
In the dynamic world of real estate investing, access to capital plays a crucial role in turning opportunit...
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I would like to invest in a property in potentially Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, or Dominican Republic. I want to buy something very cheap maybe a foreclosure or something similar. The problem with Costa Rica...
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Hello BP STR experts, If I buy land first for constructing/manufacturing home, can I then claim bonus depreciation for such a constructed/manufactured home and use that calculated depreciation amount to offset my W2? ...
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Hi All,
Looking for some advice from the BP community!
Background on our journey - It's been 5yrs since we started our real estate journey in NYC. We purchased our first multi property at the end of Dec-17 and adde...
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Hi! My name is Caitlyn and I have the opportunity to get into a 2.5-acre property for very cheap and want to build on it. I work in commercial property development, but this would be my first time developing anything ...
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Greeting all,
I'm Bret and I live in Cumming, Ga a suburb of Atlanta just a short hike from the North Georgia Mountains. Better known as North Georgia. (Testing my keyword alerts).
I'm really excited to...
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I had a very interesting conversation with a potential buyer for one of my listings. This buyer’s rep talked about how most of the deals in his hometown (NY) are at a minimum of 8% cap rate and how the one I have list...