Ethan Tomlinson
How to invest sooner?
Hello! My name is Ethan, I am a brand new college student and I have been kind of stunned by what I have heard on BP, as I have listened and read books through High School. One thing that is common amongst all the pod...
Mark Douglas
Class A/B areas
Hello, I'm hearing a lot of people mention that they're only interested in buying in Class A or Class B locations. I think I understand why, I'm just not sure how it's possible to find a good deal in a better than av...
Maria Ferre
Is this a good deal? STR Condo Resort
Hi, looking for advice here.. This would be my first STR purchase, a resort condo. It's a small, charming studio on a lake resort in NC.. with tons of amenities, but a high POA for those amenities. like $3600/year.
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Marshall Hooper
Syndicates soliciting for equity investors on Facebook
Is it legal for syndicates to solicit for investors on FB? I thought you weren't allowed to market your fund publicly?
Zach Johnson
Selling a SFH Househack and the 2-Out-Of-5 Year Rule
Greetings all,As you know, the 2-Out-Of-5 year rule says: you must have lived in your home for a minimum of two out of the last five years before the date of sale in order to take an exclusion from capital gains upon ...
Lane Nelson
1st RE Deal - 5 Unit Apartment Building
My 1st deal was a 5 unit apartment building almost 1 year ago. Overall, it's been good so far but as I've learned more about real estate investing I have realized I may have made a few mistakes on this one. A little b...
Alisa K.
Seasoning period with cash purchase?
I bought a home with cash. I did not have it appraised at the time of purchase. The house has appreciated even though it has not been 6 months and I'd like to get my cash back to purchase other properties.First, do I ...
Robert G.
1031 exchange ?? Selling primary residence
Hi all,
I am currently listing my home for sale (lived in it for 18 months) with my realtor and plan to net approximately 61K after closing costs etc. I want to take a portion (or all of it), and put 20% down...
Eric Bowlin
50%/2% rules do not lead to wealth?
I joined BP not long ago and learned about the 50% rule and 2% rule. Perhaps I don't understand these rules completely?.. Intrigued I sat down today to crunch some numbers:Assumptions:Expenses = rent*.5 rent = .02 * v...
Daniel Mendez
House Hacking a multi-family property w/ an FHA loan in DFW. Thoughts?
Hey everyone,My wife and I have some cash to deploy and now we are between investing that money in DFW or out of state.If we decided to invest in DFW is there a high probability of still finding multi-family propertie...