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I'm a complete noob. I'm planning to put in my first offer on my first rental on a SFH in Kansas City in the next day or two.$140k offer8% interest rate20% down8% management fee5% vacancy5% maintenance 5% cap exI have...
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I'm writing this post to shed some light on a problem I keep encountering with aspiring investors who are new to real estate.
They read a book or two, hop on BiggerPockets and learn about a few ways to analyze a pote...
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All,After doing some research on becoming a real estate agent, getting feedback and taking the preliminary exam courses, I stumbled upon a troubling number. "80%-90% of new agents quit or fail within the 1st year." I ...
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This is just an update to a previous thread. Here are the results on the first home completed and sold. The property referred to on the Golf Course has closed. Lot was actually bought for $39,145. The sales price was ...
Ok here goes.... I’ve finally put some of the useful knowledge I’ve acquired over the years on BP into action. My strategy is buy and hold and I’ve just acquired my third deal. I now have approx $1M in rentals but am ...
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