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Hi! new here to bigger pockets. I have been soaking up some knowledge here as my interest is to become a real estate investor. My questions are:
1) Is being a real estate agent a requirement for real estate investing...
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What are the tax benefits of having my company own the property instead of me owning it? How can a LLC save me money on taxes?
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When screening tenants, what questions do you ask previous landlords if you call them? Could there be any legalities regarding the conversation?
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Hello from Richmond, VA! I have been a long-time BP listener, and am in the middle of switching careers - I've received my Real Estate Salesperson license and will be starting full-time next month. I'll be joining a t...
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I'm looking for feedback/opinions on the question of getting started in multi family (and I'm targeting 5 - 10 units for a first property), and starting locally or going to a "hot" market. I've seen the short lists th...
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Hi, I am working on purchasing my first fix and flip. I've done some research and read a lot of books. I am getting my team together as well. One of my questions is do the general contractor get the material (cabinets...
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I just broke the RE investors code. I jumped into flipping a property without having all the details hashed out ahead of time. I came across a good deal and had to move, so now I've got a property that's almost thro...
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Can someone explain to me how Self Directed IRAs work. I tried to do a search but kept getting an error page.
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So I'm blown away that after 20+ days of a mortgage lender having my tax returns (with schedule E losses), they now come back to me and tell me that I do not qualify for a new personal residential mortgage because ...
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Curious on your opinions.
I've started my journey in the expensive Seattle market and found house hacking a duplex gave me a tremendous boost as my first property.
The top 10 advantages that played out quite well:
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