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Chris Sullens Are all costs prior to placing a tenant considered purchase cost?
10 August 2023 | 43 replies

So an experienced CPA recently told me that essentially all costs incurred prior to placing a tenant are considered to be acquisition costs and get written off only as depreciation. Is this true? I'm sure he knows wha...

Mindy Jensen Ep 278. The Boring Path to Real Estate Success w Charles Roberts
7 June 2018 | 30 replies

Real estate is sexy… most of the time. But is that really what makes it profitable? On today’s show, we sit down with Charles Roberts, an investor and agent from the Denver market. He explains that the secret to succe...

Kyle Danielson Agent telling me to increase buy offer. Is this normal?
28 July 2021 | 30 replies

First time home buyer here. I'm trying to understand the world of real estate but the longer I deal with this the more I get the feeling real estate agents are like used car salesmen... shady. I told my agent to put i...

Jack B. How to retire off single family houses? A lot of equity...
25 December 2021 | 35 replies

I own about 6 million in real estate. There is three million net worth, most of that equity, some cash on hand (1 million). I cash out refinanced last year to buy more properties. So my cash flow was reduced of course...

Erica Rodriguez Population decline in Chicago and Illinois
30 March 2017 | 36 replies

Hello everyone,I'm a newbie real estate investor in the beginning stages of saving money for a down payment on a multifamily buy and hold. I'm currently looking at the area surrounding the Garfield Park Conservatory. ...

Garrett Tierney 4-unit, First-time, Fixer-upper, House-Hack!
24 May 2021 | 21 replies

Investment Info:

Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Joliet.

Purchase price: $245,000

Cash invested: $11,485

As a first time homebuyer, first time investor, my first deal was ...

Josh Angeles To sell or not to sell in San Fran --> buy in AZ (seeking pros)
25 February 2016 | 24 replies

I'm new to the BP forum and and I must say.... this is a damn good community.  That said I'd love to hear people thoughts on a transaction I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around.   Situation: My wife and I pur...

Account Closed Housing Market Collapse 2.0 Accelerates Rapidly!
13 September 2018 | 18 replies

These are current headlines. Although I don't think a collapse is imminent, I'm buying properties "off market" that have equity just to safe. I've seen several ups & downs of the housing market over the years and ...

Mykhailo Strelchenko House Hacking to financial independence
28 June 2023 | 10 replies

Hello everyone!I am lucky I stumbled on the BP community of like-minded people! Hope to find some bits of advice from giga brains 🧠 :))I am a 23yo newbie to RE. Last winter I came to a realization that all the gains, ...

Richard Warren Soros sees no bottom for world financial "collapse"
22 February 2009 | 24 replies

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Renowned investor George Soros said on Friday the world financial system has effectively disintegrated, adding that there is yet no prospect of a near-term resolution to the crisis.

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