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First off a few notes:1. My area would be considered remote by most (the closest town with over 15,000 people is 80 miles).2. My area is considered low income, as most folks work for less than $15 per hour at the Lumb...
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I own a few rentals in Seattle but have been researching Florida for a year as it is more favorable to rental property investing than Seattle. After looking at a few potential states for a new place to move to for mor...
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With real estate markets throughout the US continuing on the tear they've been on for quite a while I wanted to create a post about a topic I don't think is covered enough on Bigger Pockets, investing internationally....
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Hello all. Member of my family are cashing out on an industrial real estate investment that they held more than a decade. We will be under contract as of this week. In order to defer some of the capital gains, we are ...
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Hi everyone,
I was blessed to have the opportunity to purchase a family property (3-family in Boston) with lots of equity. I'm tapping into the equity in order to continue investing in real estate. I'm a single mom,...
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I'm looking at a property that's going up for tax sale and I see it has 2 open IRS liens on it. I know in other states, such as FL, the IRS has 120 days to redeem the property - they pay you back what you paid plus 6%...
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I am considering purchasing a small handgun for protection when going to look at properties in unfamiliar areas. Is this something I can write off at tax time as a business expense?
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Hey everybody,
I will admit, I am new to Bigger Pockets website. I have been listening to the podcast off and on for about a year now, and have been doing real estate investing since December of 2018. I am seeking...
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Hi All,
I'm pretty new to the forum and REI in general. Wanted to get my feet wet and get into an investment property within the next few months. Any thoughts, ideas suggestions? Should I wait a little for the mortga...
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So many people are scared of what is going on in our economy because of what they are told by others. Yet, they really don’t understand what is making our economy tick. I recently received an ‘economic update’...