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Economic Update
(Monday, April 26, 2021)
While the nation was focused on a Minneapolis courtroom last week, there was also history emanating from a Los Angeles courtroom. A federal judge overseeing a sprawling la...
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We moved into a new house and are renting out my 1600 sq ft condo in Annapolis. It has to decent sized MBRs. I put in all new appliances, painted it completely, and added faux wood blinds. I also did faux gr...
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Hi Everyone!My name is Eric, I live in Addison TX, and I work in healthcare IT. I've been a BP member for a while now, but this is my first post. I've mostly just been in the background, reading and learning as much...
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I bought a performing note which has been plugging along with prompt payments. However, I could use a chunk of cash more than monthly payments right now. Rather than sell the note, would it be unethical or illegal to...
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% Networth Estimated 5% passive income (Annual basis)99.90 % $30,644,280.00 $1,532,21499.50 % $11,898,128.00 $594,90699.00 % $...
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So you've got some tools and an eye for design, and you want to put your skills to the test in one of real estate's hottest trends: flipping houses. There's a lot of information out there to help get you started, from...
So 2015 was my first full year in the real estate business. Someone published an article a week or two ago about making sure we get our 1099s together out to our contractors and such. I honestly didn't know I had to...
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Does anyone have experience dealing with an HOA with breed specific regulations? I will be working towards changing mine and any helpful advice or resources would be greatly appreciated. I'm not sure how big of an uph...
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I am looking for some initial advice (prior to hearing from my CPA) concerning the use of a self directed 401k to purchase and operated a multifamily real estate unit. My primary question is one of "business" or "com...
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Hello, I've been looking into wholesaling for a few months now and I've finally started to transition from the analysis paralysis phase to actually taking action (or trying to). I've decided to look up properties in a...