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So I planned to write a "success" story after my first flip was sold last year and never got around to it. Partially because it didn't feel like much of a success after all was said and done and I was exhausted. Menta...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $225,000
Cash invested: $60,000
Sale price: $391,000
This was a risky flip as there wasn't many comps in the ar...
Rich Dad Poor Dad (Favorite book)
Cashflow Quadrant
Guide To Investing
The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing (was my 1st pure real estate book)
The Art of Deal
The ABC's of Real Estate In...
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This is not the typical success story since my wife and I are just starting out and have still not found our first deal. We are reading the books, listening to BP podcasts, going to REIA meetings, and browsing the BP ...
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I live in Oakland, CA. I moved into a house four months ago and after some negotiations with the roommate taking care of all the business, we orally agreed that I would be on a week to week rental agreement, even thou...
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Investment Info:
Condo buy & hold investment in Tampa.
Purchase price: $110,000
Cash invested: $37,000
Investment 01
After analyzing the property and the market I took the leap and purchased m...
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Does anyone know if there are any 'hardship clauses' or anything that would allow for a deadline extension of an IRS 121 Exclusion? I am selling a house that was my residence and I need to sell it before August to qu...
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Hi BP,I'm close to executing a deal for an off market property that seems to be rather complex, so I'd love a second set of eyes to make sure I'm not unnecessarily exposing myself to risk.Here's the deal: I'm purchasi...
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In January of this year I had a few marketing campaigns going on where I was trying to find motivated sellers. I sent out some letters and sure enough -I got some phone calls. Funny how that works;-) A seller had a pr...
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When I first learned about Roth Ira's, It was to my understanding that the principal that I invested into the Roth IRA account (my already taxed income), was able to be withdrawn at any time tax and penalty free. What...