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Hello BP,After nearly a year of educating myself and reading through these forums constantly, I took some action and began marketing direct to sellers via direct mail. I now have a lead that has come in, a lady who is...
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I've been in REI and done most kinds of deals, from tax liens to Sub2s to Short Sales, but haven't used options much. I just set up a Self-directed Roth IRA with checkbook control via an LLC (custodian is Sunwest Trus...
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Hi All! I'm looking for some referrals for reliable, reasonable contractors in the Phoenix Metro, East Valley. Having a hard time tracking down both reliable and reasonable that are use to working with investors! Than...
Wanted to share my short sale experience. I am a buyer that just closed on a place in Brooklyn, NY. We made an offer on an apartment coop we liked. It wasn’t until our lawyer’s review of the contract rider that ...
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Hi everyone! I hope that you are fine. I am new in the Biggerpockets website. I have a little question and I didn't find the answer anywhere else. Does anyone knows what is the interest rate that the government takes ...
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Hi BP family, I'm from Newark, NJ and will be moving to Baltimore, Maryland in the Spring. I'm looking to purchase a 2 family home to live in and rent out the other unit and to purchase more properties as an investmen...
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Hello!My question is if you sell your primary residence before the 2 year mark, can you still have your adjusted basis to avoid paying any taxes since it would be a breakeven or loss including the improvements made. I...
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Im trying to increase the rents of the tenants living in my multi-family. The rents are $300 under market. I just bought my first multi-family and am new to real estate. I was wondering...how do I go about increasing ...
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Hello there BP community. Last year I purchased my first rental property and am self managing (Professionally, I'm a people manager so I knew I could do it) and house hacking a triplex in the Central PA area. Over the...
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Am I the only who is mad that one can not sell his own house without a middle-man? A middle man whose category has almost absolute control of the real state market, and thus the only way for you to sell your own prope...