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So my wife and I are starting to look for a house to buy with our IRA, and then rent out, probably in Florida. This is something we have been considering for a couple years, and understand the procedure and rules. ...
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Good afternoon,What are the pros and cons of being an individual that invest in real estate properties and also a licensed realtor?I know I don't have to be a realtor to invest in real estate but I just wanted to get ...
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hey everyone,I just had a general question that I've often thought a lot about and thought I'd pose it to the BP community.Before deciding to get into real estate, I had always considered the real benefit of owning an...
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I have a property should have been a winner but ended up being an ugly monkey on my back for the last 8 years. It currently loses about $1k/month which is about what the principle payments are (yes, there are 2).I bo...
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Located in Tucson, AZ.
~Do you mostly use MLS or classifieds/FSO to find properties?
~Do you use the same agent or just go with whatever agent has the listing? (have a friend who's a realtor and honest/good who's hel...
Living in a new age of people working and learning from home!I recently listened to the BP Podcast episode 380 (Go check it out!), and they brought up an interesting point. Many people are working from home, so I'm cu...
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Hello BP people, I want to revisit an old deal I have previously posted. My numbers on repairs/rehab are still rough estimates at this moment, it is just an estimate based on what I have seen so far.*These numbers re...
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I know at times you may have wanted to rip your hair out (or maybe not) from dealing with tenants, or going through high vacancy periods, to maybe doing a bad deal on a house.
Did you ever think investing in the sto...
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Hi All,I am looking at making a purchase of a vacation rental with my SDIRA. I have had long term rentals held this way and I am pretty familiar with the basic rules related to performing work, UBIT, etc.To set it up ...