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Hi everyone. I am 100% new at real estate & would love to learn from all your successes. I'm a registered nurse & looking for a way out full time in the health industry. I've always been intrigued with learnin...
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I found this very interesting article written by two Notre Dame university business professors. It is short and succinct but very interesti...
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Hey BP! I work for my brother who owns a rental company for heavy equipment in Sacramento. We are getting killed with taxes and fees for the equipment we own. Is there a way to use real estate for some tax relief? If ...
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We moved into a house 6 mos ago, every since we moved in my husband's health has gotten worse he is 52 he has became extremely fatiqued, sinus probems has gotten worse, I was working at the time until 6 wks ago I woul...
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Here is something I've noticed when working with contractors -- the little guys mostly never have a website, let alone advertising except for some quick little Craigslist ad, some don't have business cards, etc. And ...
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I'm in a situation where I would actually prefer to turn my crowdfunding investments (over $300k of investments across 45 deals) into a trade or business and report it on Schedule C and opt into paying social security...
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http://m.nreionline.com/finance-investment/how-we-learned-love-core-real-estate-asset-pricing-bubbleDirect Excerpts from the article: 1. There is significant alpha for those willing and able to undertake value-add and...
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About six years ago, I hired my first PA (personal assistant). This was back when I had one company, so it was easy to hire her on to work for that company. She's since advanced in my company to higher-level tasks, an...
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Hello, Everybody!I have a question for the BP Community, and would be very grateful for some direction. I have spoken with folks everywhere: Anderson, Laughlin, my CPA, real estate seminars... now I am pinging the gro...
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My business partner and I are looking at purchasing two houses from an experienced investor that is downsizing his portfolio as he now has some health issues. He is willing to explore the route of owner financing with...