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I’m a new investor and bought a vacant lot as a quit claim deed from a bank. The bank hadn’t paid taxes on the lot for the past 8 years. So, I paid the taxes and the bank gave me a quit claim deed. When I went to...
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Hello BP Community,I have recently put a property under contract over the weekend here in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Title Company just began the title search earlier today. I'm not sure if the owners can legally back...
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My wife and I purchased our first rental in August of last year, and suffice it to say this has been quite the learning experience with many newbie investor mistakes made along the way. Right now we are dealing wit...
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I'm looking to purchase a STR in Galveston. I'm a real estate broker and I live in Pearland. I've run some numbers and seems as though it's a great opportunity to get some decent cash flow and personal enjoyment. B...
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So this is a hypothetical... But I am very motivated and eager to quit my day job. Last year was my first full year as a Real Estate wholesaler, wholeTAILer and flipper. I completed 17 deals last year, 15 of which ...
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My husband and I just finished up the renovation of our first investment property, which we'll be using as a rental. Our dilemma is choosing between two couples we met today. Please help us!!! Keep in mind, this ho...
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I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...