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When looking to purchase your first investment property, would you prefer a short term or long term rental plan?Would love some pros and cons! Thanks!
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Hello,
I currently live in California and am looking to buy my first rental and trying to decide which state and strategy I should pursue to start.
A little about me:
-W2 (remote) - not sure how long will last, so ...
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Hi all, I have a handful of STR-specific questions I was hoping I could get some focused replies for. I've read/skimmed through dozens of airbnb threads but there are just SOOO many on this site covering a wealth of t...
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I'd like t get everyone's thoughts on handing over one’s wealth to their children and grandchildren after passing away. The practice has infuriated me for as long as I can remember—mostly because:
1) I am not o...
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I'm heading toward closing later this month on this property and though I think I've got a decent deal here, a second opinion would be appreciated.
I've found a SFH in a decent neighborhood, 3 br 2 bath, garage has b...
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I've read so many posts about "How To's" and "What am I doing wrong?".
I would love to hear recent REO success stories. If you've purchased an REO in the past 90 days or so, it would be great if you could tell us ab...
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View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Hello & thank you for your time! This is my 1st investment property! Any and all cons...
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Hello all, First off, I would like to say that BP is such an amazing community. Before a friend told me about BP, never in my wildest dreams would I imagine such an amazing resource exists, where experts in real estat...
About six months ago I posted about my situation and got some good advice. Now that I’m ready to actually do something about it, I’d like to run it by everyone again with a little more detail.My goal is to buy a new ...
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Here in Washington State, I go to a Title Company after signing a contract with a seller and the title company researches the chain of title and issues title insurance, and then the Title Company will actually close t...