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Hello, I purchased a home in 1997 for $165,000 in Texas and lived until 2015. I rented out this home and purchased a new home as my principal residence. After renting out my old home for almost 6 years, I am consider...
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My wife and I moved into one of our 2 family rental properties 2 years ago. We took out a heloc a year and a half ago and improved the property. We are now planning on moving this summer. We will rent o...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community!I wanted to start with a proper first post and take the time to introduce myself.I grew up in the Southern California area which remains my current residence. My background is in mechanic...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Appleton.
Purchase price: $72,500
Cash invested: $12,000
Sale price: $99,800
Lived in this home as renter, free of rent to he...
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I am having this issue at the first house that I ever bought. I used to live in it and have since rented it out to college students. It's on a 5k lot and previously had a fence separating my lot from my neighbor's l...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Cincinnati.
Purchase price: $179,500
Cash invested: $20,000
This was our first home purchase made back in 2013. It is in a very d...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Renton.
Purchase price: $184,000
Cash invested: $81,000
Sale price: $265,000
SFR with detached garage on a large lot. We repl...
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They always say that there are only two things that are certain in life - death and taxes. However, that doesn’t mean that there aren’t strategic ways to lessen or defer your taxes! As a real estate investor, it’s cru...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $391,000
Cash invested: $70,000
My wife and I recently purchased a short-term-rental in the Phoenix metro area. We ...
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Hi all,It has been quite a journey since initially starting my real estate investing education, but I'm happy to finally report that I've closed my first deal with a single family home. It is not the biggest or sexie...