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First of all, I am a new real estate investor. My general strategy is buy-and-hold. I live in crazy California, so my real estate world is pretty bizarre.But, I think that a first time investor should think about star...
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Hello BP Friends! I'm ready to look at starting an LLC for my properties, but I've heard mixed advice about their necessity and benefits. I would be starting the LLC as a disregarded entity and reporting my profit/los...
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Here's a "Hack" I use so I don't have to chase my tenants for their rent checks:http://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/4240/blog_posts...What other techniques do you - landlords, use so you don't chase your tenants for th...
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Hey BP Colleagues!Does my logo suck?Please check out these better logos I'm having designed, vote, and give me feedback!! You can influence the best logo now! I still have time to do edits with the designers also..htt...
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What services does a real estate agent provide for an investor?As a newbie I've been working with a real estate agent who owns apartments and other properties so that I can learn of few things from him. Recently, I fo...
When I bought my first home, the seller came in an hour early to sign paperwork so they never had to meet me. The attorney said this was normal for his personality. I found it rude and impersonal. Since then, I've ...
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Is it possible to start investing with only $100k in this market? I keep looking at potential BRRRR properties on Zillow and thinking "the numbers just aren't going to work." Most of the wholesalers I know have suspen...
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My partner and I purchased a duplex in Phoenix, Arizona about a month ago. It was being wholesaled at 102k with both rents equaling $1300 a month. We closed on April 18 and the rents for the rest of April were pro-r...
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I was farting around on Auction.com placing some low ball bids on properties that had super low starting bids with reserves... So a 2/1 in Memphis TN has a 1/4 acre lot, nice homes all around cul de sac but house had ...
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Hello Everyone,I hope this is the correct forum for me to submit this. My apologies if it is not.I put in an offer in a row-home in Allentown, PA.Seller's original asking price was $50,000 and we agreed to $47,000 wit...