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I thought I had heard another investor say that the two rules were basically the same thing. Maybe I misunderstood, but if not could someone explain how they are the same thing??? And also, the 2% rule seems to work...
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Hi all, I've been saving up to buy an apartment in NYC where I live and work, but have decided to put the money to better use to invest in rental properties out of state. Complete newbie in real estate investing, and ...
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TL;DR: I want to offer on a few properties but the number that works for is well be low asking price. Like 30% lower than asking. Other than the risk of rejection is there any down side to offering? My market is prett...
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Cap rate is a common and important measurement in real estate investing, but it seems I see it misused more often than not.
Cap rate is an income measurement only. It is a measurement of the annual net operating inc...
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Hello and thanks in advance for reading/commenting,I posted this here because of the 'rehab' question. I would not look to flip this property since I am looking to add to my b/h portfolio.Please see end of post for p...
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I learned and evolved in a different real estate universe.The rules we were taught and lived by… were the SAME rules that ALL of the REIAs and ALL of the Mentors espoused.1) DONT BUY A PROPERTY THAT HAS LESS THAN 25%...
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Are there any cash investors willing to be open minded for future home owners? Meaning that, throughout my 4 years learning about Real Estate Ive realized that there are so many programs and strategies to help home...
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We have a contract on our first deal as of today (see http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/88/topics/1548... for details).Our original plan was to rent this out as a SFR. But over the last 24 hours, I started wonderin...
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Hey BP - I am having some trouble getting my first property rented and I would love to have some feedback from the community to see what I should be doing differently.Property details:2 Bd/ 1 bath duplexLight rehab pe...
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We had someone come to Birmingham from Miami over the weekend to check on five houses that he bought for ‘clients’. Here’s a snapshot of the situation: He’s owned these properties somewhere around a yearHe’s never se...