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What do you say to a seller when they ask how does a short sale benefit me after I've done bankruptcy? Are there even any benefits? What I've been saying mainly is that its added protection and gets your name out of i...
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I have some questions in regards to investing in Notes with a Solo / Individual 401K or SDIRA. There are a couple discussions that promote investing in Notes through an LLC for some added liability protection. For t...
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Currently, Obama's financial advisors have stated that the high end tax bracket will go up to 39+%. Does anyone think this high end tax bracket might go up to 50%+ or more?
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I'm new to investing in real estate (and investing in general).I've got a small amount of cash piled up, and right now looking to make moves into buying my first property for long term, buy and hold cash flow with lev...
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Short-term rental regulations in Colorado Springs took another sudden turn for the worse last week. If you own an STR in Colorado Springs or want to in the future, now's the time to make your voice heard. (See end for...
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First BP post here, this is a great resource! I currently have an LLC established for non-real estate related side gigs. The operating agreement is such that it can perform anything under the sun that is 'legal' and w...
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Plenty of people can purchase a house to live in. But how can you leverage that single home into many more real estate deals—enough to achieve financial independence? On today’s episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast we...
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Which companies do you use for your self-directed IRAs containing rental properties. I know they all have different fee structures, and it seems like this is the major difference between them all.I am 30 years old an...
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So... the big question I have is whether or not to buy a primary residence or an investment property first. My fiancé would prefer us to get into a primary residence first BEFORE kicking off our investing career and i...
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Purchased a condo in a nice part of SF in 2017. overpaid, but at that point housing was appreciating quite a bit year over year and we were confident we’d be able to rent at cash flow positive rate if we ever moved. W...