A friend of mine and I were having a debate about whether it was better to use debt or equity for seed capital for real estate. I thought it would be a great debate to have on the forums. Feel free to share your thoug...
After reading an interesting thread on raising seed capital for tiny houses, I got to wondering whether anyone has experience renting tiny houses? How much does it cost to build a tiny house on average? How much, real...
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I wanted to post this under quizzes, but am not entirely sure how the results/answers are accepted as I am new to biggerpockets and not a "Pro member", sorry!Who has, when considering Seed capital for your first REI, ...
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Norman, OK. 2.5 years of real estate investing. Bought low and sold high on some properties. Now have $130k in cash. Have several opportunities in front of me, but would like to hear what ideas others have. I hav...
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Every day i wake up and say, "what CAN I do today? I keep a notebook as this is a visual reminder to take action.This list is ONLY of those things that i "CAN" physically do today. Steps i "can" take towards my dream....
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Does anyone have experience with working with solar panel installations and other ways to get tax credits as a way to reduce seed capital for real estate investing?
I am hearing a lot about using credit financing for new investments in the event your credit score isn't shining. I am interested in the concept, but am hesitant to go further with this, as the risks seem quite high. ...
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Hi Biggerpockets community, aside from the basics, what tips and tricks / life hacks have you employed to raise seed capital for your investments in the past/present? Anything unusual?
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I know the "50% rule" is bandied about as gospel here in the forums, but haven't seen any actual, hard data that says that operating expenses tend to be ~50% of gross rent income. I'd like to verify this number is, in...
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While cashflow is key to keep the property safely under control, I seem to find that the larger returns for our portfolio to date come from strategic growth of equity. My wife and I are still fairly small in our inves...