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I'm beginning to educate myself on REI and have gathered a list to start reading via recommendations from the BP community and the podcast, and I'm curious to hear what everyone prefers when it comes to collecting the...
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Hey Bigger Pockets community. I'm a Marine Corps veteran from Washington state moving to Austin, Texas in a couple weeks. I'll be renting initially but looking to purchase a multi-family home within a few months. I'd ...
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Hey, good afternoon/evening everyone. I am a new investor and have been exploring deals in a few markets outside my area for the past month and a half. While researching and evaluating homes, I had an idea for managin...
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We have 15 rentals and have been using Buildium for 8 years for tenant communications, collecting rent, and leasing. Quickbooks was our original accounting software but left it to use Tiller with Google Sheets and are...
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whats cap rate? is it important? whats a good percentage?
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I placed an offer on a bank owned foreclosure that was accepted 9 days ago and am currently under a fully executed contract. We discovered a leak in the roof that will significantly increase rehab cost, making my HM L...
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Ok all you smart BP members, I have a couple of tax questions. I'm new to real estate investing, and haven't made my first purchase yet. I have been trying to get some things in order while looking for a property.
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Across the country, all cash buyers paid 23% less per square foot than other buyers. In the first quarter of 2016 cash buyers paid on average $91 per square foot versus $118 for all buyers.Some cities had big discoun...
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Hello, Glad to find such an active forum with a lot of
good content.
I've been investing full time since 2002 after my fun with
Intel as a programmer. With my programming skills
I have gotten 2nd position in Goog...
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I’m just getting started, looking for multi family rentals to buy and hold. House hacking is not an option but I can get a nice 30 year fixed at roughly 4% through my credit union with a 25% down payment.In order to h...