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Hi everyone, my name is Jacob, I'm 19, from central Illinois, and well very interested in investing in real estate. I currently live on my own (renting), and have a great job for my age with a decent amount of disposa...
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Is $20k difference enough to walk away from an otherwise reasonable deal on a $2M property?
My friend/advisor with more experience says I am being a cheap knucklehead and that the $20k is not relative when you factor...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $88,600
Cash invested: $30,000
Duplex. Purchased to live and renovate one side and rent out the other side....
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Hello! I am relatively new to Bigger Pockets but not REI. I had my former underwater home as a rental for four years and following an extensive rehab sold it to exit the deal nearly breakeven despite poor financials. ...
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Hey guys, I own a townhouse/condo that I have as my primary residence and has potential to generate significant positive income... I owe $906/month (everything included) and other identical units are renting for $1400...
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Recently had a real estate agent mentor ask me my "why" and goals for 2023 which sparked this post.
I actually started out in real estate only as an investor and not an agent. My friend and I were interns at a sum...
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if the owner of a rental property is going to prison for fraud what happens to the tenants and who do they pay the rent to once the owner is locked up. also does this help in favor of the renter who is looking to b...
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Doing my own taxes this year (hopefully), as I usually do. I have only one property sale to claim. Can I decide on my own whether or not I'm a business or an investor? * Purchased in 2014, sold in 2015 for a profit. O...
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New to the website. My name is Kyle Payne and I specialize in Tax Liens & Tax Foreclosure. I have only been in the business for 3 years but I would consider myself an expert in the field of Tax LIens & Tax For...
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I'm looking to squeeze a little cash out of my primary home for the purposes of purchasing another multifamily property soon. I've been down the road of having a fixed home equity loan before, and I currently have on...