Would it make sense to buy a home, rent for 1-2 years (negative cash flow), with the intention of making it our primary residence thereafter? Please advice. Is there anything I need to think about here?We found a home...
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Hello BP! I'm in a somewhat fun situation and I would like your input. I'm graduating college this year and got my first "real" job a couple months ago. I've lived in Wisconsin my whole life and I'm looking to chang...
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Hey BP!Just want to toss out a question here about furnishing/staging an Airbnb. I'm researching different options to accomplish this for a couple Airbnb listings I'm looking to potentially post in a couple months.I w...
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I cannot believe the day is almost here. Tomorrow, December 5th, I will retire after 20 years as a Physical Therapist. Most people would say "I can't believe you're just leaving that career!" Yes, I received a B.S. in...
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Does anyone know whether there is already an article somewhere on BP about how to become a private lender? I have some cash that I want to put to work, but I do not know how to start out as a private lender, what t...
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What's your advice for convincing your spouse to get interested in House Hacking?I love Scott Trench's Set for Life House Hacking mindset. Since 2009, I've owned a foreclosure-rehab turned house hack (5 BR 3 BA). I li...
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Do real estate investors think they are the only ones that need to be making the good money? I’m talking about from the perspective of a good quality contractor getting turned down to do a job because some shade tree ...
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I live in NY and have noticed it’s too expensive for me to invest here at least locally. Have you ever purchase a property that you’ve never stepped foot in? Or at least only visited once or twice? I see some friendly...
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Hi, everyone! As I've gotten more and more experience in this world, friends and family have asked me how they can work with me. Many have money, but not the time or desire to do this on their own. As such, they've as...
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Greetings.
I own a property in the San Diego area. I rented it to a tenant a year ago on a 2 yr lease. The existing lease has either 11 or 12 months left.
All was well until about 2 months ago when this women’s do...