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Hi Everyone.I'm trying to put together my first five year plan for investing. My goal is to generate enough passive income within five years to be able to cover my expenses. Or get out of the rat race as Robert Kiyos...
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My wife and I purchased our first rental property in August of 2018 and have just listed it for rent. We learned a lot of lessons, and learned them the hard way. The numbers below aren't super impressive, but I'm very...
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Hello fellow BiggerPockets community members. My name is Beau. I'm from northern California, but am currently living and working in southern California, specifically Culver City. I'm a full-time paid firefighter a...
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Hello, I currently have my real estate license and I'm also about to be done with a fix and flip I've been working on. Throughout the process of this fix and flip I've realized I really enjoy doing the Interior Design...
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Just wanted to hear about people think.Assuming a similar financial profile and returns and assuming that you would use a 3rd party management company to manage the property, would you rather buy a larger building wit...
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Happy Wednesday BP!
I typically enjoy the b- to c type of class. My current mentality has a strong focus over value add and equity creation, and it does not benefit me the most at the moment to focus on a A-B and p...
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Considering buying a single-family unit for mid-term rental to traveling nurses, etc. Each room will be rented separately.How will lenders determine net income for calculating DSCR (ratio)? An LTR estimate will be muc...
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I am interested in investing in the Tulsa, Oklahoma area but I am not quite sure which area to invest in. A close friend of mine, who has been investing in the North Tulsa area for over 6 years, highly recommends Nort...
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Looking to buy my first investment property. I initially was looking in the smokies thinking STR but it’s late in the game right now. I’m open to the idea of LTRs and started looking in downtown Knoxville, single unit...
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How is the Macon area in general? It seems like the city had some issues in the past and census data looks like the area is on the decline, however if you dig through the news stories, there seems to be a lot of grow...