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Hello everyone, my name is Kay. I'm new to investing. For the past few weeks, I have read many posts on BiggerPocket and learned so much about real estate. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and wisdom.
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Not really treading any new ground here, but interesting read in the WSJ this morning. http://www.wsj.com/articles/surge-in-commercial-re...We've got a number of clients active in South Florida (Miami) and they (and ...
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Please excuse me for a moment, but Milwaukee is driving me absolutely nuts. I don't understand how you investors make it work here. The properties are in junk condition, your property taxes are absolutely out of contr...
so i was reading this http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/21771-gut-rehab-costs and got the definition of a gut rehab
"A major restoration project on an old house or other building, ripping out ...
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I know ‘turnkey’ has been a hot topic as of late, but I am wondering who is out there regarding truly vertically-integrated “turnkey” providers or “fully-managed” providers. My thoughts are that there would be signifi...
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California recently signed a mandate requiring most new homes in the state to include solar panels after 2020. California is the first state to do so, but it likely won't be the last, with New Jersey and Minnesota pur...
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I've seen so many forum posts advising NOT to give any money to contractors upfront - because so many people have been ripped off by contractors. I've seen many responses from contractors, saying they've got to buy ma...
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Hello everyone,my wife and I want to start our real estate investing journey to boost our wealth and retirement fund. Long-term single or small multifamily rental would be our strategy to go. We live in California at ...
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Hey guys, what would you do if you had 50 K cash? 1) Pay off your house completely so you would be mortgage free (let’s pretend that’s your mortgage balance)2) Buy a 250k multi family that brings you 1k per month i...