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I attended a local REI meetup last night and the guest speaker was an auctioneer with 37 years of experience in RE investing. He was selling a strategy of buying properties on cheap because they were good for nothing ...
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Hey Everyone,I wanted to get some input from all the Renters and Landlords here on BP. I'm currently a renter and moved into a newly constructed apartment a couple months ago. It is a small one bedroom but the quality...
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I am suprised that no one took Josh up on his offer of making a suggestion and starting a topic for this on the open forum.
My post to his Blog was as follows and any and all comments (good or bad) are welcome.
The ...
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Hi all, I'm starting to look at designs for a new build in a small college town, but with a reasonably large student body that drives a lot of traffic in/out of town throughout the year. My family has been in student ...
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Hello,I just got a new tenant into a SF rental. They were great during the phone screening/showing and the background/credit check all came back good. However, now that they're in the home they keep pointing out the s...
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I am now at 2 units that both are rented and cash flow well. Now I want to start using some property management software just to keep my rental business, a actually business. I don't use any of the cash flow from my p...
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I've read that a business owner can hire their children, then fund a Roth IRA for them since they have earned income. Are there any reasons this would be a bad idea?
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Hello everyone, I invest in South Florida, I know that AIRBNB in 2023 will be more challenging and not as profitable as 21/22, which makes me think about the strategy for buying my next STR... Do you think it would be...
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For those of you who are trying to build your real estate business while holding a full-time job, what would you say are the biggest challenges that you have to deal with on and ongoing basis?
Just off the to...
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I'm at a crossroads, torn between two exciting options: buying a business or investing in real estate. While I dream of pursuing both, I need to decide which one to tackle first.
My current income as a Customer Ser...