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Hello! Let's start a list of ideas we all can do to pay less taxes! I heard someone on the podcast recently just briefly say "Learn to live on pre-tax money." And I haven't been able to get that out of my head since...
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Hi BPers, after waking up from the megamillion lottery dream. It's time to get back to RE investing. I've been following the house prices in Essex County, Union County, and Middlesex County. I see the prices have drop...
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Hello, I recently graduated and jump on the first decent job that was offered which lead me to the great state of Alaska. I am currently working 70+ hours a week on salary. I am exhausted and frustrated. I am committi...
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Greetings to all!I am Nick , my wife and I are looking for investment properties in Sioux Falls, we are new to the RE game and this will be our first investment. We are looking for something turnkey or as close as pos...
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Hi BP Folks!My search skills must be weak and I apologize in advance for not being able to locate the answer to my question. I am trying to find out what capital improvements go in which bucket for cost segregation d...
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hi,
i bought a rental condo for 160k and its a down in price around 130k. its rented out and it covers my mortgage, taxes, fees and costs. I was looking to refinance to lower the month payment on my mortgage, but I t...
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In the past year or so I have been increasingly interested in leveraging discounted notes to diversify my portfolio. I prefer 1st position notes but certainly understand how others like and do well with 2nds.Initially...
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Hey Bigger Pockets Members,My name is Andrew and I am brand new to Bigger Pockets.Bio: I am a 27-year-old husband and father of two little ones living in Longmont, CO. I am an Active Duty military member stationed in...
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We created a LLC to buy and hold rental properties. Because it is difficult for the new LLC to get bank loan, we applied a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) under our own name. Our LLC has pur...