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I’m looking to hear from folks who owned multi family rentals in Chicago (or elsewhere, though specifically interested in Chicago) during the last downturn.- Did rents go down?- Did you have higher or lower demand for...
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Hey BP Community,
I’m curious about how much other real estate investors are paying for their tax preparation services and accounting. Specifically:
1. Tax Prep Costs: What are you typically paying for tax pr...
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Hello folks,I am 27 living in Canada and make roughly 53k after taxes.I have been living in my condo (Purchased for ~159k) for just over a year that I put 20% down payment (~31800) on and I am looking to purchase anot...
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My husband and I are very familiar with investment properties- we own several rentals, but are looking to start flipping this year and hopefully make a career out of it. I’m trying to become more knowledgeable on Capi...
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So mortgage rates have dropped substantially from a year ago (3.64% to 2.79% on a 5 year fixed). I have about 4 years left on the 5 year term and I've run the numbers which shows if I can buyout the mortgage, it would...
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Looking to start attending some local REIAs this month. Based on looking around, it appears there are:Two in Milwaukeehttp://www.meetup.com/Milwaukee-Wealth-Builders/http://www.milwaukeereia.comTwo in Madisonhttp://ww...
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Hi Folks, It is that time of the year :). Woo HO HO.Back when I was renting houses in 2 different places, I remember I used to get greeting cards from landlords. My properties are managed by property management, a...
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I have concerns that the market may be peaking and reaching a point where values will begin to decline. What sort of strategies might be of good use in a declining market? I have thought I could buy and hold until val...
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Bank is not wanting to loan me money on my own home......I purchased a home CASH. I fixed this home CASH. I sold this home on contract last month to some good people. I want the bank to loan me 80% of it's value an...