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Ok I am a small time investor , for now :).
My question is pretty simple. What do you keep in reserves? I know everyone says typically 3-6 months and if you want to be really safe go 12+months.
1. What ...
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My wife and I just moved to San Jose and we are trying to buy our first primary residence in Milpitas, to start a family. We earn a bit more than $225K combined and we only have about $120K in cash. Therefore, we are ...
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I have several duplexes that are financed with conventional 30 year Fannie/Freddie investment loans, but I have reached my limit (10). I am wondering how to proceed to acquire more properties. When I talk to my loc...
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Hello BP Community,
Long story short, I am 30 years old, and live in Enumclaw,
Washington. I spent ~ 6 years years in the Marines, another 6 with Amazon. I've stocked piled my money over the
past three years and...
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We had a pleasant emergency HOA special assessment meeting this week. Due to updated CA codes & regulations, coupled with the lack of foresight & planning by the HOA Management & Board, our complex has to ...
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There are so many new operators in the STR field now, and the questions about certain things are mind-boggling. STR is a hospitality business first, and a for-profit business second (if you want to succeed). Your gues...
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Hey guys, my situation is a little tricky so I was wondering if I could get some input from you all. This is kind of a “what would you do” question. Thanks for reading!Current situation:I have five townhomes in the Mi...
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I presently have a portfolio of 25 doors. A mix of sfr, quadplexes, and one 3-unit office building. I’m pretty highly leveraged at the moment. Roughly 80% across the entire portfolio. I have a decent w-2 job, low 6 fi...