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I recently purchased a duplex in St. Louis and need to repair some of the mortar in the basement. Some of the old mortar is crumbling and there are spots with moisture residue (photos attached below). The foundation i...
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Hello BP community,I am a new investor and closing in a week on my first duplex in Bakersfield CA. It has been a long journey but I very happy to say that I am finally starting my career in real estate investing. My m...
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Does anyone know if they can help me build and start a RE fund...or Investors pool...
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Did you know that you can increase your cash flow simply by utilizing accelerated depreciation of your real estate property? By accelerating your depreciation schedules, you reduce your taxable income which in turn in...
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Going to write this post in bullet format for ease of organization...Wife is an emergency physician. I am a contemporary cabinetmaker. We have two children (age 3 and 6)
We are going to start investing into the renta...
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A friend recently had a sewer line back up at his duplex on a Saturday night which resulted in about 4" of standing sewage in the unfinished basement. After the blockage was cleared, the basement drained out but was l...
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So I got my rental property going and I don't know how much to pay myself.1. How much would would I pay myself? Would it be 50% after all the expenses are done and leave the other 50% so if something happens to the pr...
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I am looking at purchasing a 4br, 4bath house that is in a gated community that is exclusively rented to college students. Even though these are SFR, they operate like an apartment complex. There are on very nice on...
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Hello Everyone,Just curious if anyone had any idea on a typical commission split brokers in my area will charge me. I'm looking to start off part-time as I do have another full-time job and am starting to progress in...
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Just recently I came into a large sum of cash. $50k. Heard about notes as a investment. Where do I get started in purchasing notes and who shall I get legal advise from in California? Thanks