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Good Morning Everyone Since I am new to the world of real estate investing I need guidance on what is the step by step process you seasoned investors have taken to buy a property. I have read plenty of books on real e...
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Hello Everybody! Currently, I work as a Construction Manager for a home improvement company. I have a very stable career, and a great family life. However, I have always wanted to be my own boss, and real estate inves...
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Hello BiggerPockets! My name is Josh, I'm a rookie investor from Brooklyn, NY. I'm 31, with my wife since I was 19 (married 7 yrs now) and have an incredible 3 yr old boy. We're a simple and low maintenance fami...
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Hi BP, I am in the beginning stages of selling my home. I do not have a replacement property right now but was wondering if there is a way to avoid paying captial gains tax without doing a 1031 exchange? Per my accoun...
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I love this website and all the information it contains, but now being on it everyday and soaking up all this different knowledge has become overwhelming and frustrating, especially when you just want to close on that...
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Starting last summer I knew that I wanted to do real estate for the rest of my life so within a few months, I gathered every penny I could find and bought my first home which I am currently house hacking; I was instan...
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BP family -Hope everyone is doing well. I'm completely confused please help me understand this 1031 exchange. I have a cash buyer that wants to buy one of my rentals property for 234K that I purchased 10 years ago fo...
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I am preapproved for a loan for a rehab that includes rehab funds. I need to bring 20% to put down which we have, but I have a private investor willing to put in the 20%. I initially thought to pay him 1 pt per mont...
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So I got an email in BP that they are selling forms for 7 landlord forms at an "introductory" price of $99--normally $199! I can only say I'm disappointed. This, after jacking up their pro and plus memberships.While...