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I am a critical care nurse practitioner who understands the potential behind real estate. I've learned a lot from the first house I bought low and remodeled over 5 years and made a good profit from. From there I bough...
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Naturally, real estate is a risk when it comes to flipping, renting, STR's, whatever. Minor risk, but investing is a risk. That being said, there are a lot of drawbacks when people are looking to get started. Me perso...
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Hello BP World:My equity partner is my father. We are going into business together to flip homes in FL and are looking for some advice. I am setting up an LLC, and he is planning on investing in my LLC as a minority...
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I recently set up a self directed IRA through Midatlantic. I was wondering if I use my self directed IRA money to wholesale properties, does that avoid the dreaded dealer status? One of the Midatlantic reps suggeste...
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Interested in getting started investing in 2-4 unit Multifamily properties in Rochester, NY. As a newbie please provide suggestions to find good turn-key properties? Please provide some financing strategies?Growth st...
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I recently bought a row house in Baltimore, MD, in NE Highlandtown on a somewhat "lively" block (lots of through traffic, regular drug deals, but also kids and people just hanging out and music). The houses trashcan w...
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Hello all! I'm new to the forums and to the idea of real estate investing. I've been doing some research lately on the process of flipping houses and I'm intrigued by it all. I've also learned about using a Solo 401K ...
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Well, I closed on my first property last Thursday and signed a lease with my first tenant this morning. I honestly don't know what sparked my interest in real estate investing about 14 months ago. At the time, I had j...
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When using a self directed IRA to purchase a rental property, are you able to use a combination of the IRA funds with bank financing as well? Then the second part of the question is can you BRRRR the property and rem...
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I'm new to real estate investing and don't have cash to put down, so I am looking for a partner to get into my first deal with. I found some deals on the MLS that look promising, but now I'm not sure which to do next....