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Exploring many options I have noticed a franchise company called (HomeVestors or We Buy Ugly Houses) franchise. The cost of this franchise to start is about $80,000, now apart of me says that is money I could use to p...
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Hello!Looking for guidance on appropriately partnering my SDIRA LLC with my business LLC for a real estate purchase on a fix-n-flip. My understanding is that this partnership can take place, despite being a disallowe...
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Hi everyone, first of all, I want to say that I am very happy to be getting back here on the Bigger Pockets Forums. This year I have decided that I will be growing and learning more this year and that includes spendin...
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I am currently in the process of getting my real estate license and I’ve noticed that in real estate, you either become very successful, or fail miserably. What is it that sets the successful brokers apart from the re...
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Long time reader, first time poster. I'm building a portfolio of properties, have 5 currently which total 14 units. I'm about to form my second LLC. I plan to keep growing and will probably create more LLC's. I ha...
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What is something that you thought was true about the real estate industry / investing, but turned out to be different / not true once you actually gained the experience?
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I currently utilize a self-directed IRA. My IRA monies have been invested in a real estate project. I'm coming out of that investment soon and I now want to use those IRA monies for buying at trustee sales. This "Chec...
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"Airbnb is dead." "Rental Arbitrage is an outdated business model." How many people have you heard this from?
Well..everyone's story is different. I started Airbnb arbitrage 4 years ago and here's why I'm quitting th...
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Some hard money lenders and brokers may have to comply with new licensing requirements for lending on residential property. Depending on what State you are working in, if you are lending your own money on residenti...
Hello,
My name is Lee and I am new to real estate investments. I purchased a program on real estate, rehab and flipping recently and one of the "perks" of the program was consultation/foot work for opening an...