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Hi, so I am trying to figure out the answer to this question: how does investing in real estate with a "real estate professional" status compare to investing as investing with an entity and having a business (LLC) beh...
Hi BP! I know it has been quite a while since I've had any activity. I fell into some pitfalls (when it rains it pours) as well as working very hard towards eliminating a drastic amount of CC debt I had accumulated an...
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Hello to all my fellow BPers. I am reaching out to you because I want to know if anyone else has come across something like this recently not only to gain knowledge about the possible fraud and perpetrator, but also t...
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I've be seeing quite a few fractured apartment communities being marketed lately and these have always turned me off due to their complexities and challenges. Fractured Community - an apartment/townhome community wher...
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Here are Guidelines for Getting Approved for Financing. I hope you find this helpful, as I get many questions on Foreign Investors and Getting Approved For Conventional Financing. NON-U.S. CITIZENS Social Security Nu...
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Hello BP family,I currently live in SoCal, however I am trying to wholesale and flip in other states, particularly Cleveland, Oh. I am not familiar with the Cleveland market, but my inbox is being flooded with Clv lea...
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I do in fact have this list and have since built relationships with 30 asset managers & I'm trying to do bulk pools.
I'm now using these contacts to list REO's 4 my office.
I'm considering different ways everyon...
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Good afternoon BP members,Question:I found an opportunity to invest in a Real Estate property. However I would like to do this via a Self-Directed IRA account.Would I need to create a separate LLC for the Self-Directe...
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So.. odd situation that I'm having trouble getting a solid answer to. Partner and I bought a MF property via LLC which now under contract. Partner does not want to go the 1031 route and is ok with the capital gains hi...
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My wife and I are interested in investing in mobile homes in the Tampa Bay region, unfortunately for us we’ve run into a bunch of homes for sale in 55+ communities. This is unfortunate because we are both in our 30’s ...