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Hey guys, I'm 23 and closing in on officially purchasing my first rental property, just finished inspections this week. The property is a 4plex in a great part of my town. Two of the units are currently rented to LONG...
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Yesterday there was a new post made by an experienced real estate investor whose sole purpose was to take a dump on new investors for no reason other than to feed a delicate ego.
So I felt it appropriate to say my th...
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So here is my $64,000 story:December 2013 my phone rang, it was a former co-worker who had fallen on hard times. He called me and asked, “are you still buying houses”? I told him yes I was, if the circumstances were r...
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In short five years ago and a few years out from retirement I decided to learn about real estate investing so I could be prepared to get more heavily involved upon my retirement. Although I learned some from a friend ...
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A recent post on BiggerPockets indicated the imposition of a new $500 per day fine in California for using potable water for ANYTHING but regular in-house use. No one at all commented on this. This is a serious statem...
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So I'm in the process of looking at turnkey investing. I even made a post about it on BP but it didn't get many responses. A blogger I follow is "FIfighter". He's pretty reputable in the financial independence blogosp...
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I am using the BP rental calc to evaluate properties for potential rental performance. What numbers is everyone using for their expenses?I am using:Vacancy- 6%-8% this gives me one months rent at 8% or just enough to ...
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Looking to get feedback from others that have 1031 into DST Delaware Statutory Trust.We have tons of equity, low debt, fully depreciated, and I have been dealing with toilets, trash, and tenants, for 20 years...I ofte...
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/15/economy/nar-realtor-commissio...No question there will be big changes coming up in real estate sales and the model.