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I've often pondered the thought of intimately learning an industry, scooping up businesses, and building a small empire much like RE investors do. Dry cleaners, nail salons, etc. Sure there's less of them than SFRs or...
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Hi BP.! I am trying to narrow down the strategy I'd like to used to get started. As I look at properties around me, I am stuck between (1) entering REI with a flip to gain more investing captial and (2) acquiring a pr...
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Just curious to see if my numbers are better or worse than the average. I'll start, on my last 3 flips it was 9%/5 months, 17%/3 months, 16%/4 months. This is on total project cost with no financing, before tax.
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In my opinion an apartment is easier to maintain and has higher profit margins but is also more of a risk while a multi-property home such as a duplex requires more work to maintain for less profit. but if you live in...
I've been shopping for DST's - got a typical one sent to me, and analyzed the numbers, and compared it to simply buying a totally well-managed replacement residential income property. The difference? One immediately...
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I am a newbie to this and am looking to invest in real estate.
Initially I was going to buy out of state, but I think I've been sold (thanks to those who replied to my previous post) on buying somewhere I could drive...
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I have read many people who have certain spreads that they look for and I am noticing more trends as I submit offers and one trend is with my buy to list spread. I think I read something where most people look for a ...
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Hey guys,
I hope your well.
Does anyone have any experience with owning a gas station?
The station also includes a convenience store and the billboard hasn't been utilized for income. How do you e...
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I've noticed as I'm trying to analys deals that I'm see properties purchased at closer to 80% or if its a 70% of ARV there doesn't seem to be any room for rehab or holding cost. Should I be working from a higher start...
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Good evening,I am finishing up the book on buy and hold real estate by Brandon Turner. The book suggested asking other investors who are more experienced for their advice on profitable strategies and their general exp...