Who has lost money in the property game and how much and what advice do you have for newbies.Thanks
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Ok so I am new to the game and have read books on investing in real estate. I see that people have negotiated deals with no money. Donald Trump once completed a 62 million dollar deal without a dime of his one money. ...
Before I get into this, I'm not particularly into the "Free to Play" model. I reference online gaming of course, where a certain aspect of the games customer base exists only on the free content, and has no interest i...
I am looking to do minor renovations myself without using a contractor for a rental property in Baltimore County. Specifically, do I need a permit to replace carpet/vinyl flooring with hardwood or a bathroom renovati...
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Hello - I am Nikole and I am happy to be here with BiggerPockets. I have a background in multifamily and single home management. My concentration was rehabbing investment properties. I am the one that made the investo...
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Investment challenge - consider this a way to showcase your special investment talents :-). Plus, all of us are bored working from home so this is a good way to get your creative juices flowing...
So up front, we rec...
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I'm posting to see if anyone has leased land for game hunting. I'd like to share notes on setting up and running hunting operations. I can share what I know about timber tracts and/or NC residential (apartments/SF) in...
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A 4 plex is for sale with a cap of 6%. I'm thinking OK that is what it has been for that area always. Yet with rates higher and banks paying 5% ON CD'S why take the risk with such a low cap? Shouldn't Caps rise to sa...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $40,000
Cash invested: $27,000
One thing to note here is that we did all of the work ourselves and a lot of thing...
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Hey all, I have an interesting hypothetical situation and am curious to get some thoughts.
Components:
1. The goal is to build a highly profitable, cash flowing rental portfolio
2. A family member offers to lend yo...