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Hi all, I have been lurking around here for a few weeks and have a few questions about my situation.
I purchased my first home about 8 months ago and have been renting out to two people: my girlfriend and her best fr...
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Hope I can explain this well enough. Background....I invested in two DST's in Jan of 2022. When I received my 2023 taxes back from my tax preparer, I noticed that they included income from the DST's but did not incl...
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I've been looking at investment properties, either retail or multifamily 5+.
Banks I've talked to saying 20-35% down payment in general for multi unit.
Someone told me 50% for retail commercial properties.
I said he's...
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I'll first start by saying; I'm brand new to BiggerPockets (my very first post) and this whole idea of investments and real estate buying and selling. I have been listening to the podcasts religiously over the past co...
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Hello, Newbie here from CA. I'm wondering whether I should buy and hold or flip for more income these days. Any advices are welcome!
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I have formed a Series LLC for my rental properties. What are your thoughts on utilizing Protected Series 1 as the management protected series, responsible for managing the operations of the business? Protected Series...
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If you had to pick three books to take with you on a desert island ...
What would they be? Particularly real estate books that you have actually sat up and got excited about putting that last bit into practice ... Ta...
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Hello BP family,I'm just starting to dive into Wholesaling and I'm wondering how you handle disclosing the amount of money you plan to make on the deal so the seller isn't surprised with this number at closing. I'm th...
Hi BP Community,I am 24 years old with 65k saved and really pushing to becoming financially free as soon as possible. Many members mention buying small multi families until they are financial free - but how long with ...
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Hello everyone,
I am a new investor and am trying to set up my business entity before I dive into the game. I have talked with 2 attorneys and both have given me the opposite advice. One said to create a LLC (singl...