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Hi all!My name is Serena Tillman and I’m new to Bigger Pockets. During this pandemic and social distancing, my hope is to truly grasp REI as much as possible to start the process of purchasing my first property at the...
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Hello Everyone,
I want to start my real estate portfolio. I want to start with a house hack But can't find a duplex. I found a fourplex that is 419k but its been in the market for a long time. I did the number for 40...
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I've owned (2) rental townhomes for 8 years - I've used a property manager and I've never once had any problems. However - - now, this won't just be a 'side' investment, I am out of my lifelong business career - - a...
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Not a hypothetical. Goal is to replace W2 income, initially.
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Here’s how that works:Depreciation is the act of slowly deducting the initial expense of an asset against your taxable income. Generally this is over a 27.5 (residential) or 39 (commercial) year time frame. So each ye...
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I recently came across a small duplex that is FSBO in a ghetto. I've heard about the strong cash flow properties in low income areas can produce but I'm also aware of the downfalls of investing in not so favorable are...
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This headline was meant to call attention. Of course there are some female real estate investors on BP, but, based on my experience, not many.In over 14 years of investing across multiple states 99.9% of the investor...
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So this may be a long post, but I want this to help others who are exploring out of state investing in a new territory like Detroit. I've been in investing in Detroit since early 2023. I started my investing journey i...
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Hi there fellow investors!We've done our first turnkey purchase with Morris Invest in Indianapolis about 6 month ago. A house in a C neighborhood near downtown, for about 50k. For this price the house was supposed to...
Vice President Harris is expected to announce her plans at a rally on Friday. According to Forbes, it will focus on creating more affordable housing. Some of the finer points that I can see are $25,000 in down payment...