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Hey everybody,I'm new, and trying to figure out my plan for the foreseeable future. As I am very interested in buy and hold investing, I'd also like to automate this investing as much as is reasonable. Thus the proper...
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if I pay my brother or young cousins $10/hr for demo or cleaning work, can I write that off the same way I would for any other contractor?
How about if I were to replace a range hood or other appliance with o...
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Do all hard money lenders require a reserve? I've just started talking with a hard money lender and they want at least 20K in reserves before moving forward. They claim it's standard. My credit is good, my debt-to-...
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I had a motivated seller call one of my bandit signs in Morehead City, NC and had requested for me to look at his property, a 2001 manufactured home on a permanent foundation on its own parcel of land in Smyrna, NC, o...
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Hi all, Newbie investor and first time poster here, ready to make my introduction to the investing world!My name is Adam Artherton, and I'm located in Springfield, MO with plans on venturing to the west coast eventual...
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I am looking at purchasing my second property.
I am a buy and hold investor. I buy with as little down as possible and try to pay off in 15 years, and I don't collect a dime until the property is paid off. I'm 29 ...
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Hello BP crew! I’ve got a dilemma, I’ll try to keep my question short and concise.
The housing market in my area (Austin Tx) is BOOMING! There’s almost zero inventory and buyers are paying far far above asking. It’s ...
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Hey There, I'm new to Bigger Pockets and am so excited. I feel like I have found a tribe in the wilderness. This my first post! When the pandemic hit..I flipped half of my short-term rentals into work from home rent...
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I'm a 26 year old married man with 2 children wanting to start real estate investing. I have great credit and I'm prior military (meaning great VA home loan options and/or USAA home loan options). However, my wife is ...
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Hey everyone, I am a newbie to real-estate investing, but I have been learning every bit of info about it as I can since I got started. I recently watched a bigger pockets podcast where they talked about getting into ...