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I'm a new real estate investor in Miami Beach trying to buy my first property, preferably locally*. I could spend at least $500,000 in cash on a property myself, $1-20 million if I go into it with a family...
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Hi, I am in the process of purchasing a 3 family. The house is 130 years old, so I understand that there will be inevitable issues. The central AC wasn't working, so the sellers offered a $5000 credit for me to repa...
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If my single-member LLC bought a property in 2014, but was not placed up for rental until 2015; so there is no income or expenses (other than capitalized expenses). Do I need to add the property on my Schedule E? It...
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So tenant screening is more difficult than i think I ever thought! Everyone who calls me has a story! It's only be a couple of days so I'm sure it's going to get better...
A prospect that I spoke to today sounded id...
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I have decided to open a self-directed IRA to invest in rental property. I was wondering if anyone could recommend an IRA custodian that I could use. I'd like one that is easy to work with and has reasonable fees...
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Has anyone seen a list comparing the fees (if any) for each of the top direct booking sites? Does it pay to be on every single one at the beginning? Or, should I just focus on Air BnB and HomeAway at first? Can you re...
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Hello everyone,We recently purchased a single family home and are in a dilemma about selling or renting out our current townhouse which is located in Alpharetta, Georgia. Given the current sellers market, it would be ...
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Hey Guys,
Just wondering: are yellow letters your primary type of mailing? (This also includes being combined with postcards as alternating form). Or are you sending another kind of letter? Let's do a roll call. ...
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Hello BP community,My family is evaluating a cash-flow market to get into - and we are close to finalizing on Detroit for various reasons (entry point, >1% RTP, strategic investments in parts of the city, ...)Based...
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Hey BP,I am looking into purchasing my first investment property out of state. Most likely in Indianapolis, Indiana.I am currently debating on whether or not I should start with a BRRRR property or Turnkey property.Ho...