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First and foremost, I hope everyone who was in the path of Hurricane Harvey is safe. My brother is currently buckled down and waiting out the storm in downtown Houston.
Once the storm (or any other natural disaster)...
I purchased a fixer duplex with tenants who pay $695/mo ea. Market is $1300/mo. in that Portland neighborhood. Their rent hasn't been raised since they moved in in 2012, and the units are in varying states of disrepa...
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Good morning BP members. I am actively seeking to make connections with those who have successfully transitioned from active ownership to more passive real estate investing. I have been on an information bender as I ...
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Is there a way to defer some rental income into some kind of retirement account when retired?
Lets say someone was able to live entirely off savings for a year, could they somehow put their rental income into a defer...
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I am new to the forum and the real estate investing world. I am looking for someone in my area (Hemet California or Southern California) that purchases properties Subject to. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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I'm new here and I wanted to hear some stories about how people got into real estate investing. How old were you when you got started in real estate investing? How did you get started?
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Hey everyone,New member here and as my first post I'd like to pose a question about the tiny house market. Let start of with a bit of background....I'm a local metro Denver Realtor who has been licensed for less than ...
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I knew that title would grab your attention.I'm 24. I'm single and not looking for anything until I have enough passive income from real estate rentals to leave my job. No pets, literally just me.I'm a contractor. Wor...
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Hi all,
I think my question above is pretty direct.
I'm interested to buy my first rental property, and after doing a brief search I see that there are quite a number of places out-of-state (I live in NY state) tha...
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What are you doing or seeing that effectively addresses racial disparity in home ownership/ lending/ generational wealth?Hopefully this is a fairly straightforward question about a heavy and complex topic! It's well ...