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Hey BP family - I am very new to RE Investing. I decided to make RE Investment a focus a year ago, and as of four weeks ago, my wife and I have picked up five properties. Below I tried to give a brief overview of my c...
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There is a bill proposed by Chris Ward district 78 called the California Housing Speculation Act that proposes charging a 25% additional tax (an income surtax) on the profit (above the regular tax collected on the pro...
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Below is just one example of the many websites and forums popping up around the country, depicting landlords as greedy, evil monsters. What's most interesting is the growing number of people that believe housing is a ...
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Here's my situation. I'm 40 years old. I have 4 rental properties. 1 has about 50% equity. The other 3 have around 30% equity.I have about $800,000 in my 401k.I have about $200,000 in cash.The 4 properties are on ...
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I booked a rental at a Northern Michigan lake house recently, and now that I'm an expert, I naturally had much to critique. This was a 5 bed, 3 bath house right on the water, and more of a house-hacking STR vs. a prof...
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So I need some advice on what to do.My current goal: to invest and build cash flow through my investments The dilemma: My husband and I live and work in SF. Right now we are currently living in a 2b2b condo in Potrero...
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Hey friends, my name is Alex and I have been around BP for about 7 years. I'm an investor, I have been on the real estate podcast, I write for the BP blog, I'm the photographer for the BPcon event, and I absolutely lo...