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I am new to real estate investing and have been actively looking for an investment property in the San ANtonio/ Austin area . I am based out of California.Can anyone suggest the best way to do this to avoid tax confus...
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Greetings BP.Having spent many years integrating (and ingratiating) myself into online communities in several areas of interest, I have applied my method of anonymous lurking (no stalker) to gain a feel for the ‘lay o...
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I'm using the listsource mailing list for my yellow letters to locate
properties to wholesale, and have had some success.
For those that are familiar with the selection criteria you go through on that website when ...
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I’m from Los Angeles in the earlier stages of real estate investing.Curious to hear what strategies have worked for investors with families, in terms of cash-flow, with around $150,000 or under in cash to invest.Open ...
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Mostly because I will miss out on first time home buyer programs. I am also over 40 and tired of renting. But I sorta wanna be convinced that I should! What are the benefits of investing (buy/hold at least one home)...
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I went to my first tax lien sale yesterday (Boulder, CO) and wanted to write about my experience. The interest rate this year was 11% and if the account owner doesn't pay for the following year you get the first oppor...
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I got faith that my "BP Fam" can shed some light on this for me, so big thanks in advance. What are the factors other than the interest rate when choosing between a Heloc or a cash out refi?
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I'm looking at properties in the Charlotte, NC area that are less than $70,000. For example, I found a property that is going for $40,000 because the owner moved out of state and doesn't want to look after the propert...
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A family recently sold a duplex and purchased a new duplex using a 1031 exchange. They would like to transfer ownership of this new duplex to their son. Would this affect the validity of the 1031 exchange and theref...
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Figured I'd share actual numbers from actual rentals that I have in mostly bad neighborhoods. There seems to be a general consensus with larger investors that C class rentals are never profitable, others say they're a...