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Hello all,I am very inexperienced to the Real Estate game. What I do know is what I have learned from this site. I am currently in the market and looking for my first property. I have contacted a real estate agent who...
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Hi Bigger Pockets community, I am 26 years old with an undergraduate education in geology. I've spent the last couple of years wandering aimlessly and it hasn't paid off to do so. Trying to reinvent myself, my strateg...
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I just recently finished up the full purchase of our first small multifamily. Before this, I was in duplexes and single families. I feel I've come away from self-managed low C-class real estate investing with my share...
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I've seen so many forum posts advising NOT to give any money to contractors upfront - because so many people have been ripped off by contractors. I've seen many responses from contractors, saying they've got to buy ma...
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So I have been watching the interest rates as they have begun to rise and the notional value of risk free treasuries and ten year treasury bonds are approaching 3% . Given that the CAP rates in the San Francisco bay a...
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I googled the unemployment history of US, and here is the chart... Out of the past 65 years, maybe 10 saw unemployment at around 4%....All other 55 years were higher.... If you are buying RE in today's enviroment when...
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I have looked at 50-100 deals in my area of West Los Angeles. It is difficult to find properties that are cash flow positive after expenses and debt service. Basically, the deals do not look very attractive. I am curi...
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I have a tenant who is month to month and is a lawyer who has a checkered past to put it nicely, he is a felon, but has been given his law license back. He has stopped paying rent, and told me he will not pay, or move...
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While listening to Barbara Corcoran she emphasized the need to have other income while building your real estate holdings. I wonder how many actually live off rental income alone without having put in years of buildin...
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Hello everyone! I currently manage 3 Airbnb properties and was searching for purchasing my own Airbnb property. Because I am not financially prepared to purchasing property, It was suggested that instead of purchasing...