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hey everyone,I just had a general question that I've often thought a lot about and thought I'd pose it to the BP community.Before deciding to get into real estate, I had always considered the real benefit of owning an...
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I have a couple of duplexes (upper and lower in each building) and each duplex has one furnace for both upper and lower units, I am paying the utilities right now, but would really like to have the tenants pay for ...
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I am getting into the fix and flip market and I have family and friends who are interested in investing with me. Basically they will lend me the money to use for a property and get a 10% return on their investment. Wh...
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HI BP Community. I've been following the forums for some time now and I would love some clarity about how investors are 'running the numbers'. Numbers have never been a strong point for me and I would like to improve ...
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It's hard to say exactly what the future will be like, but it seems likely that short-term rentals could become more popular in the years ahead. This would mean an increase in available units and lower prices for thos...
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One of the most common questions newbie real estate investors ask is:"I am a newbie and I want to raise private money to buy deals. How can I do it?"I will answer it using my personal experience. I started investing i...
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Hi Everyone,I've been lurking here for several months, reading posts, watching videos, and trying to learn as much as I can about REI. My elderly mother has seen her health begin to flag, and I am at a loss as to wha...
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Hello Community!
I'm so excited for my initial post. I am finally ready to jump into real estate investing as I have been saving up for the last couple of years to do so. I am looking into getting started with tax l...
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Hello everyone. I apologize if this post is more self-serving than helping the community, but I am new to RE investing. I over-analyze every decision I make in regards to where I put my money, and am working on unders...
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I hate the antcipation of waiting for a new book to come in the mail and after reading through it realize it is just regurgitated material.
I love to read investing books and want to know which book was most informati...