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I'm very interested in LED lighting, and we're starting to try it in our home. These lightbulbs are (in theory) meant to last 20+ years (ask me when I'm 65 how that's working out.) And they are very cheap to run pe...
I was recently having a conversation with a friend and we were talking about rental properties. Friend is an accountant with some rentals of his own, and his brother has various rentals throughout the country. He as...
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I will most likely move in with my fiance in a year or so & rent my condo out. With mortgage rates very low, I'm thinking of refinancing my condo in anticipation of this move.Currently my mortgage principal & ...
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With over 40 million people unemployed, is multi family a safe investment? What do you guys think?
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I was at a meetup a few weeks ago and about 6-7 of us were sitting around a table talking about our investing experience.One of the gals was proud of the fact that she just got into her first deal. She was house hacki...
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Hi BP,
Its been a while since I posted here. I have been learning a lot from all of you. :)
Here is what bothers me now. I bought a duplex in Sacramento 6 months ago. Since we put a new tenant in on the unit (the ot...
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Hello BP! As I am continuing to work on a real estate investing plan I began wondering what DIY skills my team and I should learn to do. What do you feel are the top 3 skills to do yourself rather than hiring a contra...
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I have an opportunity to invest in a real estate related opportunity, but instead of being backed by any hard assets, such as the property, the borrower has agreed to personally guarantee the loan. I know this individ...
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BP! Would love some thoughts and opinions from the community. Here's the sitch:I purchased a duplex in LA in 2020 with a sub-3% interest rate. I moved out of it and now operate it as a rental (one unit LTR, the other ...
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the story starts in January of 2016, when i added a tenant to my one family house. 10 days later she decided to move her stuff in. she rented a one bedroom in my house and was bringing in her belonging that could fill...