Hey all! Long time reader, hope to start contributing to the community soon. Hoping to get some feedback on my situation, not sure what to do...All these numbers are conservative, I appreciate and understand the 50% e...
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The real estate professional rule states:"A taxpayer will be considered a real estate professional if (1) more than one-half of the total personal services the taxpayer performs in trades or businesses are performed i...
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There are more than a few of us dreaming of earning passive income from the beach, but how can that beach house or unique property work for you? Check out the new BiggerPockets book by Avery Carl "Short-Term Rental, L...
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Hello BP Community,
I have been a residential investor for the last 10 years with a small portfolio of 5 properties, in TX and OH, a mix of SFH and duplexes. I've decided to take the next big step and scale up even ...
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Let me start with a little background on why I am posting this as it strikes me as a bit of a random post to just throw out there. The weekend of the 9th through the 11th I had to drive from Corpus Christi, Tx. to Cla...
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So by a series of circumstances my wife and I end up signing up for this 3-day Real Estate Investing seminar put on by Rich Dad/Legacy Education. Holy Sh**! What can I say other than this; An interesting approach/ex...
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Hello guys,I am curious if anyone else has had this experience: I have a property (SFR, 3bd/2bth, 1300sf, recently remodeled) in the Sunol neighborhood of San Jose which rents for about $3,800 per month. Now, if I tak...
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After a year of vague forum posts, let's get personal.My wife and I have 100K. No debt. We rent a townhouse, at $1,700 a month in Orange County, California. Currently we make a combined $160k.Our end goal is to have r...
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Hello All,
This is only my second post so I hope this is the correct forum. We have over $20k in high interest credit card debt and the payments are keeping us cash strapped every month. We are just starting to look...
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I have about 250-350k in my California homes equity that I’m going to tap into. My goal is to get as many rental properties and as much cash flow as possible. I was recently listening to the Old Dawgs podcast (End of ...