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Hi all! Long time listener of Bigger Pockets and this question is HAUNTING me so I jumped on here. First time to post :)I have a small portfolio in small town outside of Lubbock, Texas. When we first started investing...
After flipping a few properties and acquiring some buy and holds on my own I opted to start a LLC. However the LLC currently has no funds in the account and the bank told me that if I was to transfer any of my own mon...
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I'm located in the SW Suburbs of Chicago, and would like to primarily serve DuPage, Cook, Will, Kane, Kendall, and Grundy counties. I passed my exams yesterday and am looking for some advice from agents who have gone ...
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Wishing everyone a happy Saturday! I'll start by thanking the BP community for the awesome content that is consistently provided on this website. I have only recently joined the discussion and it's been a valuable res...
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Hi,
I was asked by a commercial Realtor today about what types of business loans are being funded and here was my response.
SBA loans! As most of you know, the SBA 7a loan goes up to 2 mm and you do not need to own...
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I have an OCD personality. In addition, sometimes the shiny object syndrome is very much in effect when I come across a new business idea or real estate strategy. But in 2017, I made a commitment to focus. I did relat...
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Hi, I am doing Design-Build projects for clients and interested in flipping homes so I don't need to find new clients and give me more time flexibilities. I have around $400,000 to start the first investment and don't...
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Hello, so I own a 2 unit property, I live in one unit and rent out the other. I bought the property in 2022. We renovated the unit the tenant is living in and spent 35k. I pay the the water bill and pay for the intern...
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Hi all. I bought our primary 4 bedroom residence in 2020 for $930k and it has increased in value to $1.43m (woo hoo!). Now that the value has increased $500k, any additional increase will be taxable income when I do s...
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My friends aunt is a real estate investor out of California. She said that if I want to get into the real estate business then I should go to school. I don’t think I need to go school. I’m not the smartest but I don’t...