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Should you hire a bookkeeper and a CPA separately or look for a one-stop provider?
Neither approach is inherently better than the other. Both have pros and cons. Some considerations:
- The least expensive route is t...
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Hello, I'm seeing a lot of cabins for sale in Blue Ridge, GA that were only bought a couple of years ago (2020-2022). Were these just Covid "impulse" buys or is the STR market so slow now that owners are compelled to ...
After doing some digging around and speaking with several lenders, it seems that the normal guidelines for banks to fund an investment buy and hold property is a 25% down payment, plus 6 months worth of mortgage payme...
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Hello network,
I am in a conundrum in terms of where to invest with say ~120k. I live in New York city and would like to start investing in a property for future passive income and I would like to have the opinion, s...
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Hey guys! I have some 1031 Funds that I need to do something with in the next 40 days. We are used to investing in the midwest. We are looking for something in the 250K-600K range for Short Term Rental income with gre...
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Hello BP Members,I hope everyone is staying safe, healthy and sane in these crazy times. I am currently under contract on a vacation rental in the Smoky Mountains (approx. 10 min from Pigeon Forge), with a closing da...
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I recently moved to Fort Worth, TX from Portland, OR to get to a freer state. Imagine my surprise when I discovered that the City of FTW isn't exactly a fan of airBNB's. To my knowledge they don't have any codes prohi...
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I'm new to development and would like to sponge off of your wisdom regarding this situation:I have 3.8 acres of raw land on the edge of a small/medium size town historic downtown strip (90k population). The strip has ...
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Hi BP!I am new to out of state investing and looking for suggestions for markets to purchase a duplex/triplex to begin my journey.From my research, Wisconsin and Indiana are great states to start looking into.Would lo...
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I've been ramping up marketing significantly over the past few months and now I'm starting to directly compete with some of the major wholesalers and flippers in the Central PA market.
I keep getting feedback from se...