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Hi all!So I've been talking with my wife about the benefits to real estate investing vs. other forms of investing (stocks, bonds, annuities, etc.). She leans very much towards those forms of investing because it is wh...
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Stupid things Tenant Applicant’s say.
I had renovated a nice 4/3/2 and put it on the market for lease. Here are some of the comments from people who toured the property during the open house or called me from signa...
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Looking to make my first offer on a multi. This is an 8 unit, C-D class, concrete block in Florida. Half the tenants are section 8. Five tenants have been there for 10 or more years. One tenant has been there for 23. ...
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I just finished Scott Trench's book "Set for Life" and let me start by saying it is a awesome read and I fully recommend it to anyone and everyone.In the book Scott bashes on typical retirement plans such as roth IRAs...
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Ok, I have read through the student loans posts and didn't see anything quite like our situation, so I figured I'd lay it out and see what you all thought.My wife and I have about $230K in combined student loan debt. ...
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I have a fairly steady rental property. It was a former home of mine. I lived in it for 7 years and it has been rented for about 6 years. There still is a mortgage on the property and it has a decent amount of equity ...
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I bought a land at a County tax deed auction. I did my due diligence and both the city zoning website and the zoning expert at the City said it is residential.
I won the auction....excited....and then another...
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I currently have 12 units all of which are Class C. My ROI for most is around 12-14% and CoC way higher but how do I make my strategy work for Class A Properties? When I buy a property the following has been my stra...
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Ben's latest article suggested this and he thought it would be a good forum post to check out what other people think. Check out his article, it's a good read. http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/09/02...Se...
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Hello BP community,I recently just road-tripped from Portland, Oregon to Columbus, Ohio to start building my real estate portfolio here. However, I've just come across a huge hurdle. I received my job letter and it's ...