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Hello all! I'm curious what everyone's experience with private lenders is like? What are the main pro's and con's? What do you look out for? Are there standard rates or parts of the experience to note and expect? etc....
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I have been using the 70 percent rule on my deals to determine the MAO. I used the fix and flip calculator in the tools tab and am having trouble understanding why the big difference in MAO. They both serve the same i...
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I'm new to the BP neighborhood. I'm 35 with a wife and 2 children. I own a small trucking company and I'm interested in buy and hold real Estate for passive income and early retirement And I was wondering if anyone ...
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Hello,I have had my membership for a while but this is my first post. So down to business. I live in WA in the shadow of Seattle and Vancouver B.C. Prices here are extremely high. I am trying to select an Out-of-state...
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I recently found an interest in this real estate investment business through a bunch of arrows in my life that ll pointed in the same direction. I'm committed to expanding my portfolio over the next few years. I'm s...
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First goal is to carve out more time to be involved in the forums and doing more research through them. I pick up the podcasts often, but have been slower at carving out time to be on here. I set a goal of 9 doors/dea...
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I have a newly formed LLC that has 3 members. What tax structure should we use? I like the benefits of S-Corp, however we wont be paying ourselves a salary. Any recommendations??
Hello all this is my first post, I come to you asking for objective and detached opinions. I happened upon what I feel could either be a steal of a deal or horrendous money pit and the feeling changes day to day. Its...
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I've got a quandary that I'm stressing out over... rent or sell our townhome after moving to a new house.I've been excited to move to a house and have my first rental, but as I'm assessing the numbers/other factors I ...
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Greetings everybody!Previously, I have been focused on investing in the single-family real estate, but now I would like to begin working with multifamily projects. Since I just began exploring this new field, I would ...