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My goal is to build a buy-and-hold portfolio to earn $5,000 a month in passive income, but I have learned today that passive and active income are gray areas. Can someone please help me understand the difference betw...
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Hey everyone, I actively invest and wholesale in the St. tammany parish area which is on the northshore of New Orleans, Louisiana. Always looking to connect with those that currently invest/wholesale, want to invest/w...
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Hello everyone. Im Josh. Are there any Minroe, LA investors on here that are still active?
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So I'm living in Chicago, but I am planning to move to Dallas this summer. I passed the test for my real estate license in Texas last summer but haven't activated it yet. If I activate it now can I view MLS properties...
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Hello all!I haven't been as active in the forums this past month as I would like to be. Mostly because of a duplex that I will be closing on at the end of this month (Whoop!)But I want to take advantage of this "waiti...
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Long time fan of Bigger Pockets YouTube channel but first time posting here. Actively buying multifamily properties in the Seattle Area.
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In my area your choice of 19 different homes are for sale at 10,000 or under. All are rehab units most are gut jobs.
Area Market Survey
Listings as of 12/25/06 at 7:17pm
Property Type Residential Property Subt...
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My CPA advised that since I will be managing the rental myself, rental income qualifies as Active (=earned) income (vs. Passive).
Does that sound right?
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Hello everyone,I am on Active duty in the U.S. Navy out of Virginia. I haven't really started on my real estate journey yet but am very eager to. I'm still not sure if I want to get involved in Buy/Hold or Fix/Flip I'...
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Can you still be considered a real estate professional while using a management company for AirBnB? I want to use the losses to offset my W2 income. Thanks