I am an aspiring investor based in the Bay Area, looking to provide FULL TIME, UNPAID help to a local real estate investor working on rehab projects in exchange for your mentorship. I am a multi-faceted individual wit...
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Hello BR! I am full steam a head on my education to get start my investment career. I do have a question. What is the deal with a self directed IRA? meaning. Do I need an existing IRA to change it to self directed or ...
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Hello all. I am Jason and I am currently living in Irvine, CA. While this is now home, I grew up in a small town in Oklahoma. What a different world I now live in.My background is in finance. I received my bachelor's ...
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Hi I am looking at buying and raising money for a 100+ unit Student Housing and I was wondering if people can share some thoughts on what to focus on during due diligence especially from the student housing of that s...
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BP gurus,
I am searching for financing options currently for a lender that will do a second position loan on a well leased office building in the Hampton Roads area. I would VERY much prefer to not refinance out of m...
Hello Everyone!Somewhat new to BP. But even newer to posting on BP. I had asked for advice in another forum and someone's answer prompted a new question.I am about to close on my first duplex next month. I run all ...
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Could you get approved for a conventional commercial loan for a small apt property if you only had roughly 20k on your tax returns but have an excellent credit score, $0 debt, real estate owned free and clear, and cas...
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For the single and multi SFR owners,
How do you handle your cash flow? Do you do per property, then overall? Do you use a program (ie quicken?), or stick to the simplest of simples and use excel?
Does anyone have ...
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I am really struggling with keeping books... or really setting them up as a DIY rehab and hold investor.
When I buy multiple things on a reciept I don't know how to entet different amounts into what category.
examp...
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RE investors usually put down what 10-25% and finance the rest when purchasing real estate.Why not do the same in a REIT (or two)? There are some paying dividends of 10%+ right now.Do you make a higher % than that on ...