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Many investors wonder why they can't take the first or the next step, but the reason is usually not as related to real estate or analysis paralysis as they think. It usually has to do with how they feel about themselv...
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I'm a relative novice investor but I have done several flips and currently have one rental. I do my own taxes but have always struggled with where/how to expense mileage to and from the properties I'm working on. I ...
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I’m under contract to purchase my first storage facility.It’s an out of state deal, though just a few hour drive away.I’m thinking through all I’ll need to keep in mind and want to consider prior to closing. This faci...
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Hello BP,I am currently living in San Diego with my parents and will be graduating from college in 2018. My parents have some extra money and want to use it to help me put a down payment on a house or apartment. It wo...
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My name is Jason Huffman, 32, and I am from the weather capital of the world Punxsutawney, Pa. I'm an electrical engineer by trade but I don't see myself doing it the rest of my life. I am in the closing process of bu...
Hello, My name is Ryan and I live in the Milwaukee, WI area. Been lurking around here and listening to podcasts quite a bit without ever really jumping on anything. With a recent death in my girlfriend's family, I wan...
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Hi All,I have spent the past year studying real estate investing and am looking to acquire my first property and begin to scale up my portfolio over the next decade. I know I want to buy an all brick 3 bed/2 bath sing...
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Hello BP Family, I’d like some feedback on trust companies that people have used to create Self Directed IRA’s. After talking to 3 companies I feel that this is a great resource to build a real estate portfolio , I do...
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My husband and I own a few STRs in the Denver area that we self-manage. While we live in the area, our goal is to make these STRs as self-sufficient as possible so that 1) the cash flow they generate becomes increasin...
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Looking at this deal and I'm still trying to figure out how to work the tools, but it'll need work eventually, but the whole place was renovated within the last couple years. If anyone can help me look at this and see...