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I am looking for my first investment property and have IRA funds that I would like to use as a down payment. This is a big step as it would be our families first deal and would appreciate any success stories or nightm...
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I been looking for some under market properties. I seen a for sale by owner listing a home that been on market 662 days. What is a good way to approach the owner about the home?
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Hi all!
Property location: Mayfair Philadelphia
Situation: Both mother and son are alive. Mother paid off mortgage 10+ years ago on a house that is currently used as a rental. Wants to transfer to son completely. Qu...
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I have a 2 bedroom 1 bath cottage style house in Lakeville, MA across from a beautiful Lake. I am renovating it, as my long term tenants have moved out.I am thinking of doing short term rentals but want to rely on a ...
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I checked the BP company search, but there is no 401K / IRA category, so I'll just ask...Who do you use for your self-directed IRA? Feel free to self-promote.
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Hello everyone,
I’ve been lurking the forums for some time and using the search bar to find this but to no avail.
It’s a house hacking tax question.
Anyway, a bit of background on my particular scenario: I boug...
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Experience: Co "Junior" GP on 44 unit apartment syndication in Northern California.Project wouldn't exist with out my partner's 15 years of expertise/experience, so don't want to overstate my role in the project. Boug...
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Hi all! Looking for more information about Tampa Bay FL area. Good areas to invest, areas to live in and to connect with other investors and brokers.
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First time posting on here, so first of all wanted to say thank you for the opportunity to learn from everyone on this platform! I’m not even sure if this is the correct forum category, please feel free to recommend t...
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When budgeting for expenses what is the average percent most investors take out for things such as vacancy,maintenance,property management,etc?