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I would want to buy decent-good apartment buildings, nothing that will be a complete headache to manage. In my area you can find buildings like this at a 1.4% or 1.5 % return on the total investment fairly regularly....
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My wife and I are considering purchasing a lake view property in Marble Falls Tx to do short term rentals. We have long term leases in Austin & San Antonio, but this would be our 1st STR. We would also be using ...
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My wife and I have done a couple live-in flips and really loved it, but with the arrival of our daughter we decided maybe it wouldn't be a great idea to have an infant in a construction zone. So, we decided to buy a d...
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For instance, for my first purchase, if I wanted to buy a duplex would I then, at any point, be able to transfer that duplex to an LLC if purchased with a mortgage? And how soon?If not, what would be the best way to p...
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I've been following the BiggerPockets podcast for a month or so. Bought my first rental investment in August on the Oregon Coast, a duplex near my main 'residence.' I have been a shorter term consultant in internati...
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What metrics do you like most and make you feel most comfortable in investing? For instance cap rate, IRR? Cash on cash? The velocity of money.
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I wanted to get an idea of what docs everyone is using when you put together a partnership-J/V deal.
Example:
I have cash partner who will be paying for downpayment and holding costs. We will be taking out the hard m...
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Many of you have probably seen a version of the "yellow letter" campaigns that are so popular with investors for getting a good response from prospects that they mail to.
If you haven't, then check out the Investor ...
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Canadian starting to invest in USA- Do you purchase property under your personal name or under a company?- what type of company do I open/how to structure this company?
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I just recently opened a self directed IRA and have not purchased anything yet but I have been looking. I was wondering if I purchased a place and did the repairs myself can I pay myself like a contractor or would ...