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Hello everyone,New investor here based out of the Portland, OR area. I've been listening to the BP podcasts and reading up on the forums for the past couple of months and have decided to move into real estate investin...
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Hey BP I have been thinking a lot about the issue of depreciation on rental properties and what happens when you sell one after a long time without use of a 1031. I guess I have been thinking about a property that is ...
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Hello,I would be interested in starting a thread where more experienced investors can share their real life experience as to why a syndicated deal they participated in (or not) ended up failing, and by failing I mean ...
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I am a new investor in TX. Does anybody have any input around whether it is feasible (or advisable) to start out with Multi-Family, as opposed to Single-Family?
I like the multi-family model more and in the long run ...
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I'm looking to buy a quad/four plex on the market in Austin TX. The property will be purchased at 750K, but I will only place 5K into the deal at the end of closing and etc. I'm slightly worried about the "As Is" term...
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I have a duplex I am trying to refinance. I purchased and rehabbed it, using a short term loan. I now need to refinance to a longer term loan. A local bank initially seemed interested. It cash flowed with just one ten...
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I am a new investor in the Birmingham Alabama area. How is the market in this area? Any tips or ideas would be appreciated. Thank you!
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There was recently a debate on this site about the licensing requirements to take pictures of a house in return for compensation. In that thread, I had a little rant about the creeping role of the licensing into all ...
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Hello BP, officially my first question here.
I've been hearing lately that "sandwich LO" is not a good idea. Is it true? if so, why is that? Is there bigger rist if the tenant decides to stop paying, so then you tak...