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Jason F Shouldn't lower prices mean lower prop. taxes?
1 October 2008 | 6 replies

Here's a question:

When home prices were going through the roof, property taxes (which use home sales as drivers) were increasing as well, in some areas, by a lot.

The...

Wayne Chou My 1st Multifamily - Thoughts and guidance to help gut-check my buy matrix
4 October 2024 | 4 replies

Hello BP community, I’m so happy to stumble upon this community. I really appreciate any input and thoughts to help gut-check my matrix before signing the PSA. This is my 1st multifamily investment. I narrow down t...

Will Barnard Your definition of "Thinking Big"?
24 January 2011 | 22 replies

This thread is an exercise having to do with goals. It is intended for us to do three things, first to have fun, second to really put our minds to work and think, and third to actually discover what our goals are on a...

Bobby Gerry Methods of coaxing foreclosed residents out of properties
19 May 2012 | 3 replies

Most of my rehab properties have been acquired through foreclosure auctions. As such, I have been faced with a host of situations regarding ways to coax or move foreclosed owners out of properties when they'd really r...

Jerome Klah Importance of the 70% ARV concept?
8 July 2013 | 16 replies

For a novice investor/wholesaler, I am curious to fully understand the concept of the 70% ARV rule. I think I know the jist of it which is being able to buy a property at a discount, or cents on a dollar. But..how do ...

Shrey A. Real estate investment in current economy vs stock market
10 October 2020 | 6 replies

I hope I will not be hated on for this question. I have been an investor in stock markets for the last 7 years. In the last 5 years, an index fund for S&P500 has yielded 75% returns (15% yearly on average?). The s...

Ryan Lowe Tax Strategies for High Income Professional
22 December 2023 | 10 replies

Hi - I am a new investor starting to invest in long term rental properties. I am a high income W-2 earner based in NYC. What tax strategies do folks recommend? This will be a passive investment. 

Leslie Fernandez Approved Short Sale vs HOA Foreclosure Sold at Auction
12 May 2016 | 5 replies

Wanted to get any feedback of anyone with possible experience on anything similar to this. What if an APPROVED short sale was underway and notification failed to cancel the HOA foreclosure auction? An auction took pl...

Jazmine S. Is it realistic that a property owner would profit $200/mo?
20 December 2016 | 7 replies

Generally through not only research but also live forums such as BiggerPockets I've noticed that everyone seems to agree that the first few years of real estate investing typically do not produce much cash flow, and t...