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I live in the bay area and we all know about its housing market. So instead of sinking all my cash to buy a home in silicon valley, I'd rather invest in properties in other places for some cash flow. But if the market...
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Whether you know it or not, everyone of you has goals. The problem is that many of us don't consciously set our goals instead we drift through life with whatever goals seem appropriate at the time. I'm sure many of ...
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- In Miles, Hours Or however you would like to measure... - What was the FURTHEST distance you have bought an investment property from where you reside?
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In many of the BP podcasts, articles, and blogs, the idea comes up frequently that people who really have major issues during donwturns or in RE investing in general are people who buy wrong (pretty clear I think), or...
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HI Everyone! I am a beginner although I've watched my dad invest in a few properties in NYC. I am looking to venture out and purchase my first rental. I am unsure if I should invest locally (within NYC) given that it ...
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Hi everyone, new member here and I'd like the opinion from the experts. Im currently looking to purchase rental property and Im using the BiggerPockets tools (Rental Property calculator and Rent Estimator) to understa...
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Hello everyone, I have a question for you all and would really appreciate your advice/recommendations. I am still a rookie, starting off my real estate investing journey. Hopefully, I am stumbling on something that yo...
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Hi BP, I'm reaching out hoping someone can shed some light on a sticky situation I have right now on a property I'm negotiation in Maine. It's after 10 east coast time or I would call my attorney, so hoping someone ca...
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I'm trying to continue the good discussion on the "Housing crash" thread that @Greg R. created few months ago and had the number one posts in the history of BP including a very insightful post from @James Hamling. But...
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I am currently looking for my first rehab project and had some questions on the accounting process. I am assuming that I will need to track the amount of money used for the repairs, holding costs, realtor fees, etc i...