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So I felt like this would be a good subject to journal, both for the input from the pros and as a loose guide for others venturing into this field of investment.
Although I have been involved in the purchase...
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For you "private lenders" what mistakes have you made? I'm wondering if private lenders are 1. willing to disclose mistakes and 2. what they did to correct it, if they did at all.
I just read about private lending, t...
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I own and manage 6 units with $100K in gross rents, all cash-flowing in the Bay Area, while working an "officially" full-time job. Bought the last directly through listing agent, and in contract on 2 duplexes right...
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How has your turnkey adventures gone this year? Any providers go above and beyond?
What trends and regions to you predict will happen next year?
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Has any used the Rent to Retirement service advertised on various Bigger Pockets podcasts? If so, what is your feedback? Or, even if you haven't used it, what concerns do some of you more experienced investors have?
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I am excited to be closing on two refi's this coming Friday....both of which I applied the BRRRR strategy. These are my 3rd and 4th property, respectively. Definitely some things I learned that I plan to apply on #5...
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I have been told all my life in saving into my 401k that you need to save the maximum that you can. So for many, many years I have been saving the absolute maximum allowed by the government every year into the company...
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I am just curious as to what investors are finding more important. I have an array of clients, some seem to care more about the actual profit while some seem to be only concerned about the ROI. What is the main th...
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A while back, my wife and I decided to rehab one of our long-term rentals in central Austin and convert it to a short-term vacation rental. After months and months of work, our first vacation rental property is now up...
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Hey BP! We finally closed on our first flip on Friday and I now feel like I can post about it! After being under contract 4 different times, I feel numb to the whole selling process and it hasn't actually hit me that ...