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My wife and I are diving into the idea of vacation rentals for the long term. Basically, acquiring a good number to be there for retirement. We are fortunate enough to not "need" income from these properties right now...
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Hello, all!I'm new to Durango, CO and excited to get involved in the real estate investing space here in town.As for me, I'm primarily interested in buy-and-hold rental properties for cash flow. I've heard Durango isn...
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Hi BP community - I have started doing some research into my first SFR investment which will likely be out of state - A ~$100,000 home with a roughly 1% rent/cost. I am looking at St Louis, MO, Cleveland OH, suburban...
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I currently have a Checkbook IRA that I invest in Mortgages.
Since I started the process I have had some issues with the company that set up the IRA. They are not the Custodian but only a representative. Once...
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Hello All,
I'm looking to use a self-directed IRA to start investing in real estate. My primary goal is to watch and learn how someone else walks through the entire process so that I can move into using my own conve...
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I'm just curious about who's buying in this economy right now. Out of all the REI Instagram accounts I follow, it seems not a lot are actively buying. In fact, it seems a lot of people have turned to private money len...
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I'm a newbie, who is looking to start with a buy and hold of vacation rentals. Being my first time, I've got a ton of things to figure out. One of them is property management fees. Property management fees seems ...
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Hi,I am considering buying a property through ATW Investments in San Antonio Texas. They are like turnkey operators. They help you find a deal, then help you rehab it, and then sell it to a homebuyer and you hold th...
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Two years ago I purchased a 200+ unit apartment complex in Dallas, TX for $6 million that appraised at $7.4 million at closing.The purchase was 100% off market as I located the deal by doing a targeted direct mail cam...
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I'm a bit lost, where do you start when looking to buy your first rental property.Do you hire a realtor/agent to help pick from a portfolio of investment properties that they determined alongside with their broker a b...