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As STR becomes more popular, common BNB area prices seem to increase making 2% rule more difficult to find. Anyone have strategies for finding properties that cash flow? Is it finding off-market deals? Or is AirDNA da...
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hello everyone, I've been with my pro membership for about a month now, I've done nothing but analyze about 50 houses, I don't know what to do now, I don't have good credit or money to pull from to invest, I'm thinkin...
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***Newbie alert***PROS- Have listened to nearly 50 podcasts over the last 3 months- Registered with local REIA group and began networking/building team of contractors/agents/RE attorney - I have a private lender lined...
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I purchased a townhome in Houston, Texas in August 2020, locked in at a 3% rate with a low 5% down payment on a conventional loan for $284k. I currently sit at $258K to go on the mortgage and did this t...
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Okay guys, so I've been stuck in "analysis paralysis" for 2 years but im finally really to just go. So please excuse me if I ask a few stupid questions here over the next month :P So heres the question im stuck on. Am...
Hi! My girlfriend and I are looking to purchase our first rental property this year. In looking at what the effort will be, we aren’t sure if we will need to pay for a class or do more research independently which has...
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I've already been a member but I have not been on the site for a while. I am a disabled veteran and a retired nurse of 20 years. I'm tired of sitting on the sidelines. I plan to invest in small multi-family units. I w...
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Hello everyone! My name is Mary McGregor, an aspiring real estate investor newbie from Ontario, Canada :). My family and I are living in Kingston since 2017, due to my service in the military, we tend to move every 2-...
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Does anyone know how to calculate the marginal tax rate? I want to take (depreciation + interest paid) × marginal tax rate to calculate yearly tax savings. The template I'm using has 51% currently plugged in but I fee...
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Good afternoon Biggerpockets community! As many have done, I spent a few years in the analysis/paralysis phase but my wife and I finally pulled the trigger on a single family house with a rentable basement in Irving P...