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Hello,I recently bought a duplex in Lansing, MI (end of October 2017). I've since then been living in one side and renting out the other side. Meanwhile I've been trying to expand my knowledge by reading blogs, books ...
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I recently read a post regarding asset pricing that got me thinking about the dynamics of investment property valuation. Having read a multitude of posts on BP, it has become apparent that the majority of first time i...
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I am asking this for a friend in Kentucky that is now interested in starting in real estate. My default answer was "Talk to an accountant or attorney that specializes in real estate." That said, his mom moved from Ala...
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Here is the deal, I am selling a unit I have had for 20 years and lets say it goes for 350k. I have a property I would like to buy for 610k that has a single family home and a rental unit in the back. The rental unit ...
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The business plan is more important than the numbers, this is my experience.
Here is why I feel the business plan is more important. A property may have stellar numbers. Yet, if the target market is not there, now wh...
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I just received links to the MLS through my investor friendly re broker. I've been pounding the concrete looking for my first deal. My question is this, I know I have access some other investors in my area may or may ...
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With no previous real estate experience. I am wanting to start out with a 4 plex. I have 100k for down payment. Just stated working again only making 25k a year. Is that even possible? What kind of financing can I get?
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One of my tenants let my fathers tenant borrow a mower and a few other items. My tenant is the EX-mother in-law to my fathers tenant she is claiming they lent him a mower and a few other misc things and was wondering ...
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There seems to be a lot of misconceptions about what a recession means and especially for real estate investors. Yes, a recession is coming. But by nature of a cyclical economy it is either always coming or here alre...
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It's been a challenge getting financing from banks mainly because I'm self-employed and I haven't had a W2 in years. Now I'm being creative and looking to raise money outside of the banks with private funding. For tho...