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Finally made the leap as a Pro member and looking to start my REI journey with my wife. We are in the Kansas City area (Warrensburg, about an hr east of KC). We currently just refi'd our primary residence with a VA IR...
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I am a complete newbie in need of advice!
My name is Darian Tannis and I am currently active-duty Air Force. I am stationed in Germany and have been learning as much as possible about real estate investing over the ...
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I would like some advice on this, and would like to know if this is a good idea or not. My property is currently worth about $445k. I owe $80k on it after doing cash out refinance few years back to update the house wi...
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Currently renovating an up and down duplex in Denver. Going to do a little house hacking and rent out the bottom unit (1/1). Given the current rental market, trying to weigh my options between a long term rental vs....
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I have a question regarding financing for an 'eventually' owner-occupied duplex...The duplex we're looking to purchase has both units leased until June 2017; one has been on a month to month arrangement, but the selle...
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Hello everyone, my name is Brandon Mendez and I currently reside in Tallahassee, FL. I started listening to BiggerPockets podcasts in April and I was hooked on them immediately.I am a CPA and doctoral student studyin...
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Hi everyone, looking for some guidance as I'm brand new and only have read the free book with many more to read and learn.We are in process of looking aggressively for a condo for my daughter as she is attending coll...
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Hello everyone,
I am almost 18 years old and will be graduating from high school this year. From a young age, I've found myself fascinated with building wealth, which has led me to learn about real estate.
I want t...
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Somewhat confused here, how can a property appreciate, yet one can claim depreciation for tax purposes. I heard Depreciation is a bigger factor for higher end property just how big is factor would it be for say a 350...
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I paid $28,000 cash for a foreclosed property two weeks ago. The renovation is going well and our total material cost for renovation is going to be about $22,000. Making the purchase + renovation total +/- $50,000 (a...