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As part of my partner and I's year two growth strategy, we will each be purchasing a duplex with an FHA loan that we plan to separately house hack for two years (me with my girlfriend, he with his current roommate). ...
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My name is Victor — I am new to BP and real estate investing. I live in San Diego. My wife and I have been trying to learn as much as we can through podcasts and books. We are looking purchase our first investment pro...
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HelloWhen is the best time to sell rentals after holding for years....assuming no big jump in valueSeems to me if the market is steady...putting a long. The best time to sell rentals before retiring is to get to the p...
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It's somewhat of a "it depends" answer to this question which is why I'm providing more details below, but I would like to know if it is realistic to expect at least $1,000 clean cash flow from a four-unit apartment b...
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Is there a particular reason investors don’t take the time to learn both? The stock market and real estate market have some correlation but I posted this in Investor Psychology because of the mind set similarities tha...
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I've been reading with great interest the articles by Ben Leybovich, especially the dilemma regarding obtaining non-recourse financing for the debt portion of deals. I think doing the larger deals the - GP/Syndicator...
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I'm considering joining a short term rental development mentorship/ mastermind (i.e., building, not buying STRs) that helps students through the process of picking a market, finding land, navigating zoning & permi...
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I'm new to the whole shebang. I'm been reading and learning about real estate from the bigger pockets crew for almost 9 months, but I have yet to pull the trigger. My travels on the real estate highway have landed me ...
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Some questions for those of you already involved in this business:
1. How many hours per month do you estimate you spend managing your own property? (example: one 4plex)
2. What percentage of your tenants stay at le...
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I'm struggling with the "where do you put your reserves" debate. I'm pretty confident that relying on credit cards and lines of credit may not be wise in a black swan event. In that regard, if you have $50k in a 401...