Hello all,For peeps who house-hacked using your basement, did you bolt your basement door coming up the stairs?Short-term or long-term?Some do's and donts? Any advice and experience sharing is appreciated!Thanks.
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I saw this article while browsing the web today.https://www.citylab.com/equity/2018/11/redlining-cleveland-investors-home-prices/574153/The blog, posted on the real-estate investment platform BiggerPockets, shows how ...
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Hoping to gather some opinions. For SFH's that are LTR's (home values approx. $280k with land value backed out) what are the advantages and disadvantages to conducting a cost segregation study when bonus depreciation ...
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Hello BP Community,
I'm researching my first direct mailing here in Northern Virginia. In addition to being a beginner investor I'm also a new real estate agent and want to send postcards to all the homes in my subdi...
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1. It’s WHOLESALING, not WHOLE SELLING2. It’s a job/business, not investing 3. You CAN’T be successful doing it without capital4. “Driving for dollars” is not a viable strategy; the people successful at wholesaling sp...
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Has anyone done the Renatus program? Worth it or just another scam? I have an old military buddy that did it and it appears he got a lot out of it and is now making money in real estate. He's recommended it to me seve...
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I am considering using hard money or conventional. by most likely I will be using hard money , since the property is no show, the appraisal can't get inside the property.