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Obviously a wise person would put away 6 months to 1 year of operating expenses for any property. Assuming that one did this, when following the 50% rule, is the property then labeled "self-sufficient?"
If this is t...
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Hello, I am 25 years old and I live in Bellevue, Washington. I have around 600k in cash from one of my businesses that I just sold. I want to get into real estate and increase my monthly cash flow as much as I can. Wo...
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BP! Would love some thoughts and opinions from the community. Here's the sitch:I purchased a duplex in LA in 2020 with a sub-3% interest rate. I moved out of it and now operate it as a rental (one unit LTR, the other ...
I purchased a duplex 6 weeks ago in Lansing, MI. My tenant didn't pay July's rent. I won the judgement for back rent and if the tenant doesn't pay by Aug. 8th, I can file a writ. My question is, what happens if she pa...
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Hey all,I've begun looking into multifamily properties in Montclair that I can househack. I've read quite a bit about how dangerous the southern area of Montclair is, specifically near Bloomfield Ave and Glenfield Par...
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I am brand new to real estate, as well to BiggerPockets, and have been learning as much as I can just in the past few weeks. However, I have already found an opportunity I feel I can not pass up, even with as little k...
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I'm looking to get my first STR. The goal starting off is a place that my family enjoys visiting and renting the rest of the time. I recognize that when my family visits I'm hurting my profitability, but that would ...
Has anyone else noticed that the share price on EXPI has quadrupled over the last month? Seems like eXp Realty is going to become a major player in the space on par with KW and the like. Just curious if anyone is inve...
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I've come across a lot of different stories on Bigger Pockets, and there are people who come from all different types of backgrounds. Everyone has had a different starting point. If you were young again, where would y...