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hey BiggerPockets community, I'm just getting started in real estate and following popular belief, I was under the assumption that for tax and liability benefits the first step was to get some corporate entity set up ...
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Okay, so I'm trying to figure out the best way to estimate ARV so I can determine my max offer, ect. I'm practicing by trying to value my current home. So I went onto zillow and looked up sales in the last 6 months ...
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I have $10k saved up! What would you do if you were me getting into real estate investing for the first time? I am interested in buy-and-hold rentals only.
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Dear BP community,Perhaps this is a basic and easy question, but I am not an experienced bookkeeper. I understand debits and credits and income statement accounts vs. balance sheet accounts. But I am new to real est...
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I've searched around a little and couldn't find an answer, so I figured I'd master my fear of looking dumb and just ask.So I'm driving around a neighborhood I like and I see a house with a sign, "For Sale By Owner," a...
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I am relatively new to real estate investing (we have four rentals) and am brand new to wholesaling. I sent out a yellow letter campaign in my area (Grays Harbor County, WA) and had a woman call me back about a certa...
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I'm open to comments & suggestions --I'm looking at purchasing a (VERY!) distressed property from heir. County tax lien is already in place, clock ticking for auction. House is FULL of trash, no heat, pwr & wa...
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I bought my 1st home in FL. in June of 2008. It was homesteaded in 2009. I got married in 2010. In 2016, I turned my home into a rental property, at which point I notified the city that the home was rented to remove t...
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*originally posted in commercial forum, but it was definitely in the wrong spot*Hello all!I'm posting to MF Commercial forum because I'm interested to hear your thoughts on a deal I'm trying to analyze now.I found a M...
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Hello to all of the members of BiggerPockets!My name is Mike Everitt. My wife and I moved to Evansville, IN from Mississippi a little over a year and a half ago when I finished my undergrad at MS State (Hail State). I...