Hi, I am just getting into real estate at 15 years old and was looking into self storage.How I am doing it at this young is I just find a deal and wholesale it or just get equity from it. The deal does not go in my na...
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Hey guys, thanks in advance for reading my post. My goal is to build a solid managed real-estate portfolio that generates at least $10k of cash flow a month. I'm willing to do whatever it takes to accomplish this, wha...
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Yay! First flip in South Jersey (Salem County) is complete and under contract! Offer came through after 28 hours on the market! We bought this house August 1st, 2017. We were still working on a renovation of one of ou...
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Calling all landlords: Tell us the story of how you got started!
If you worked, how did you work a full-time job and invest in real estate?
If you weren't working, what allowed you to take the plunge into full tim...
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Hello, novice here looking for some advice from this great community, I'll try and keep it brief!
I fully own my townhome here in Las Vegas (valued at $400k+), wife and I would like to buy a larger home (around $600k...
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Should you hire a bookkeeper and a CPA separately or look for a one-stop provider?
Neither approach is inherently better than the other. Both have pros and cons. Some considerations:
- The least expensive route is t...
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First, thank you all for your generous contributions to the forum. The BP community is so welcoming to new investors.I have a few questions that I'm hoping can help myself and others just getting started:1. I've heard...
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I understand that creating a fund is expensive (mid 5 figures) and subject to SEC regulation. What are the issues beyond that? An experienced investor started to tell us at the last REIA about how there is significant...
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To the active note investors out there:
1) Who would you consider essential to your note investing team? (Other than yourself!)
2) Follow up question - Why?
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I am well aware of most of the tax benefits for an active REI or as the sponsor of a syndication, but are the tax benefits the same or different for a passive investor “member” of a syndication?
I am about to run a s...