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Hi BiggerPockets community, I am considering purchasing a STR and being an active participant for the opportunity to deduct the STR losses (notably deprecation) against my W2 job. I have been doing a lot of research h...
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Yo… Flippin Ain’t Easy:Flipping is one of the first things people think of when they consider getting into real estate investing- “flipping” being the process of buying a house for below market price, fixing it up and...
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This is my first post and I am new in the Real Estate Industry.
My question is: What college major would help me more towards real estate. I am in between accounting or finance.
Thanks guys and happy holidays,
Manue...
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How have people been able to have the time to manage short term rentals, run a YouTube channel, work full time jobs, and also have a family? I'm a single guy still living at home and having long term rentals myself an...
As a long time lurker, but first time poster, I have to tell you all that I am really impressed with the quality of the posts and all the awesome cooperation shown in this forum.In an older post Jim Johnson said "In o...
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Hello BP community, I have a question about a roofing invoice. I had 2 roofing bids for a complete tear-off with a new TPO roof. I got a bid for $27K and then I asked another roofer to match it, which he did. I chose ...
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What are consequences of not paying HOA dues. We pay 900 per month HOA due in Dallas, texas, small house, and HOA does nothing at all. We know many neighbours who didn’t pay HOA dues for many months and nothing happen...
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Hello every one! I have been following biggerpockets forum post for awhile and I have been getting into wholesaling properties in the Baltimore/DC market.
I recently started working at a law firm that handles...
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As a general contractor here in the Chicago area. I want my fellow investors to remember when hiring a general contractor, included in the costs of completing your project he/she will charge overhead and profit. So fo...
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You get what you pay for is a valid RE investment lesson.
It's hard to 'steal' properties these days. Whether you're a wholesaler looking to flip a profit, short term rental owner, value investor or purchasing a le...