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I am closing this week on my first property, which I will use for short term rentals in Palm Springs. I have done pretty extensive research on what to expect with city regulations and have used a lot of online tools t...
Im tired of reading about all my local CA investors wanting to run out of state for so called "great cash flowing properties". I have purchased (along with some of my investors) over 2 dozen SFR and MFR positive cash...
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Hello Bigger Pockets!My main question is how much money do you leave in your rentals? I've got one rental property worth $280k, about 60% LTV (115k in equity). I just closed on my first "Live in Flip" and I'm moving i...
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Hey everyone. We are selling our primary residence and moving into a travel trailer behind my parents house. We live in one of the nicest neighborhoods in town. I have a family of 6. A kid in high school and all the...
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Hey guys, obviously I'm new to REI and trying to understand REI vs investing in the stock market. I have been focusing on SFR to buy and hold and I don't see the returns I do in my stock market portfolio (up 24% YTD)....
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noob here.....Can someone explain the 50% rule, 2.5% rule.....I can't seem to find a definition for it.
Thanks.
Jim
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Hi, My name is Cécile. I live in one of the most expensive cities in the world, San Francisco (sighs). However, after joining the Bigger Pockets community, I believe I can reach my dream of financial freedom through c...
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Or are we going to see slow and steady 2-4% appreciation for the next 30 years like a "perfect economy"
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So I've been painstakingly analyzing multi-family properties for over a year now. It's obviously difficult in this hot market to find anything worth giving a second look. The few properties that have seemed promising ...
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Hello BP community! I'm almost a year into my REI journey and I currently have two sf houses. I originally paid 131k for my first property in Joliet,IL which casflows $300 per month after all expenses paid. The dilemm...