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Real estate investment is a time-tested method of building wealth and generating passive income. It’s also a way to hedge against inflation and acquire an asset that appreciates over time. However, long-term success r...
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Hello to the community,
I have been looking for creative ways to take the next step. I bought a fixer-upper in Troy MI in 2020 for 240k, it took me around 1.5 years and 55k to finish the project while living in the ...
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Good afternoon all,
What’re your thoughts on building barndominiums to have as long term rentals? Exploring the idea and it seems like it could be a good strategy.
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Three family members have owned a house for 10 years - always occupied by a family member. This year we placed it in a LLC (Limited Liability Company) in order to rent it for about 3 months of the year. Now we have ...
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I have 3 SFU doing well. First venture into Multifamily. Area Cap Rate 9%, triplex cap rate 8%. Mostly concerned about actual expenses vs BP calculation of 5% each for expenses, vacancy and CapX. This is a VA loan...
Hello Everyone! I'm new to bigger pockets and am still navigating the site. I have several rental properties in my area currently. I'm looking for property in Florida, mainly the Sarasota or Ft Myers area. What is ...
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Hi
I have our primary residence in my name only, and we were thinking about buying a home in my husbands name only and renting it out, but I would also like to be able to start buying and holding.I am new to this str...
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I have a property in Lakewood, WA and started renting rooms out in a SFR/1824 sq ft/3+ bed/2 bath. The property is a rambler with a large living room addition (which includes the other bath) that I converted into a s...
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HI I'm becoming a first time long term landlord in WI. (We short rent 2 properties now) The house we are purchasing is going to come with a month to month. The current owner is using a property manager. I would like t...
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In recent developments, Texas has garnered national attention with Operation Lone Star, a $10 billion border security operation. This initiative, focusing on illegal border crossings and trafficking, involves a signif...