While travelling with my good friend who is a fellow real estate investor, and giving him a hard time for investing in what I considered mediocre returns in his local market, he really one-upped me.  He gave me t...

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Newbie question: since there seem to be many areas in the US where houses cost $20-100,000 and there are several government financing programs that let people put down very little as downpayment (less than 10...

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I have been a residential investor for the last 10 years with a small portfolio of 5 properties, in TX and OH, a mix of SFH and duplexes.  I've decided to take the next big step and scale up even ...

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Hello, I've been searching rental properties in Austin for the past 2 weeks and did not find anything that passes the 1% rule or has a cap rate over 7%. It's more like half of that.If you were to find a property with ...

Hi kind BP folks,So I'm in the learning phase. I pretty much get through 2 podcasts a day, spend 30-60 minutes daily on BP plus even more on outside sites just getting comfortable with the world of REI, researching wh...

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I'm trying to compile a list of things I need to consider/review with my accountant, financial planner and attorney. My wife and I have outgrown our home and feel that the time has come to find a bigger ho...