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What have other investors found as most effective strategies to finding deals?I’m here in Central Jersey and have been scanning the market for about 9-12 months without much success. I’m starting to believe that once ...
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Hi All,I've been investing for a few years now and when I'm running numbers I always set aside a percentage of the rent for maintenance and cap ex. I adjust this number slightly based on the condition of the property,...
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Lease option assignment or wholesaling assignment?Which one would be the preferred method to start with for a newbie?
Hello BP, i re-read Rich Dad Poor Dad and just notice in the final chapter "Epilogue" he used a non-qualifying loan. But what i'm confuse is just what is loan is? It is Partially Seller Financing? Subject To? Or somet...
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I am taking a Real Estate class, and I have to interview an appraiser. Any help would be greatly appreciated if you could answer the following questions.
How do methods differ when the appraiser looks at res...
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Could an investor use the accelerated depreciation method in a house hack of a small multi family or a Duplex property? I understand this method is unavailable for a primary residence, but does that limitation extend ...
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hey there everyone, my name is Brent and I’ve been studying to be an investor for the past several months. I’m becoming more and more confident in the Brrrr method and am hoping to structure my portfolio around this i...
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in Texas, you have to have a real estate license, or have a hook-up with a realtor to find the comps in areas for what houses have sold for. so clearly, all i have access to right now is just what houses are on sale ...
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Hello, I'm new to investing and was wondering if any BiggerPockets Pro Members only use the Analysis tool or do you use several methods to do the math to evaluate your deals?
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Hi, I am trying to start out in my investment journey in Phoenix, AZ. Does anyone have any good advice how to get started finding deals? I was wondering about when using real estate agents and finding potential deals ...