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Hi everyone!
My name is Melanie Stephens and I write a column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” in real estate.
I am looking for stories from BP members about that ONE deal or ...
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I bought a duplex a couple of months ago. Here are the numbers:
Purchase price $85,000 (I put 25% down)
Monthly payment including taxes and insurance is $585/month
Total rent for both sides is $1,...
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First, a little about me. My wife and I have had a few really good years with our business so I took the profits and spent the last year building a small portfolio of 21 units in Columbus and Newark, OH. We have quite...
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Hello all. I've gone through so much turmoil in life . . .including beating cancer 3X . . .so to come to this point as I finally have been granted a 3rd chance at life is frustrating to say the least. My offer was acc...
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I just read a post where someone said you may have to pay SET on income from flips. Is that true?
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Everyone is asking how to get into RE. I want to know - how to get out? It was fun while it lasted, but I'm kinda done...Any ideas?I've had oil on my mind lately, and Serge is no freaking help. Should I maybe buy s...
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My wife and I were fortunate enough to reach financial freedom just one year after making our first ever real estate investment. Here is a quick background story on our success and some tips and tricks I feel that any...
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Actually started this venture about 3 years ago. I might get some activities out of time sequence. Sit back and grab some popcorn.I will chop this up into smaller segments, so each one isn't too long of a read and h...
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So I had new tenants move in the last week of July. They paid their first week of rent of rent upon move in (first mistake I should have requested the entire month of August at that time!). Then, August 1 comes, no r...
In doing my research it seems that multifamily class C/D tends to have the best cap rate and cash on cash returns any way you look at it. From an investment standpoint it seems like a no brainer. However a lot of th...