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I'm not new to real estate investing, but still inexperienced. Why do people fawn over self directed 401k's. I mean, you get to invest in real estate tax free. That's absolutely amazing, BUT you can't start pulling ou...
Hello BP,I'm still a newbie at all this so please feel free to recommend any reading material to get me started. Long-term I would like to own multiple rental properties so this would be the first step.My girlfriend a...
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Hello Fellow BPers,I just recently graduated college and started to gather a passion for REI. Right now, I'm educating myself on the subject through books, podcasts, this forum and other avenues of learning. I've gott...
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Hi all, I have owned my first and only rental property (Single family) for about 3 months now. My tenant moved in 2 weeks after I closed, a couple and 1 teenaged child. It has not been as smooth as I had liked. My ...
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I have a married couple prospective tenants that look ideal; credit scores above 800, previous homeowners, etc. Rent is $2400/mo so I require $7200/mo income. Husband is currently unemployed (due to COVID) and wife m...
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Newly married Dallas couple seeking advice on house hacking a duplex. We currently have 50k in cash ready to deploy and have been researching real estate for a while now so we feel comfortable with the process. Howeve...
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Hello,I am looking to buy my first rental property. I want to spend as little out of pocket as possible, and I am thinking that means I have to look out of the Chicago market and possibly out of state. Since this is m...
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Hi Everyone, I hope you are having a wonderful day. Is it worth it to allow pets for rental properties to increase the amount of potential tenants or should I reduce risk of property damage/loud animals and not allow ...
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I'm looking to House Hack as a start too my investing career, could I get a few tips to house hack in a very expensive place like Toronto, Canada. I have about $30,000 saved up as of now and I am a full time student i...
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Is Bethlehem PA worth investing in? I don't see a big job market or employment versus NJ. Is the population expected to grow or are people migrating from PA to a stronger financial district or another area to retire??