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Hello BP moguls! I've been a fan of the BP podcast for about a year now and am finally joining the community here! It's already been a great source of experience and information for me and I'm so excited to get starte...
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So getting ready for the year end taxes and thinking about our 2018 goals has left me with a question. In 2018 we want to have as much borrowing power as possible. This in turn would mean making our business and taxes...
We have been in our primary residence for 8 years and, after a call with the bank, I can access around $125,000 of equity. Assuming 25% down, I have around $500,000 of purchase power. This would be accessing around 50...
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I am going to be growing my tool inventory as I renovate my property and will inevitably need to buy more power tools. What is your favorite brand of power tool and why? Do you go for the more expensive Dewalts and Mi...
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Recently purchased a 20-unit apartment building. All units are individually metered, plus a common area meter paid by the owner. It is in a small rural town (qualifies as a rural community under USDA) definitions in W...
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Hello, BiggerPockets community,
I am excited to share that my first rental property is under contract! I am requesting the BiggerPockets community's opinion on the following questions:
What items can I negotiate wit...
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Hey BP. I'm looking to get my next investment property next year . My strategy is house hacking /buy and hold. I recently got my gf into the idea of investing and she agrees on finding a 4plex or 3unit . The only issu...
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Hi BP community,I manage a multi-tenant retail strip (9 units). The property is fairly new (4 years old). I am seeing some black spots in sidewalks, curbs, some dirt built up in parking lot so I am thinking it's tim...
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First off, a big hello and thanks to all BP members. Ill get straight to the point, I do not know what kind of financing I Qualify for other that private lending. I am 19 I work as a cement mason making decent money f...
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I have read in Brandon Turner's Rental Property Investing book of his technique of giving multiple offers on the same home for the seller to choose from. He illustrates the power of this technique by explaining the th...