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I am developing my business plan for buying and holding. I was talking out some ideas with another investor, and she said you should never pay off your properties, and never pay all cash.
It seems to me that if you d...
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Let me start by qualifying the title of this post with a couple statements. First, I’m not talking about your neighborhood specifically, although given a long enough period the title is likely to be very close to app...
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Hello everyone, I'm looking to invest in multi-family. I'm just starting out. I've been studying and reading multifamily millionaire vol 1, a book on investing in real estate with no and low Money down, and book on re...
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Hi All, I'm a 27 year old Software Engineer living in Seattle, and am looking to begin my real estate investment journey after listening to the Bigger Pockets podcast!
My goal is to gain cash flow that can eventually...
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GENERAL DISCUSSION:California has fires. Florida and South Carolina have hurricanes. All these insurance companies are jacking up the rates 2x-6x or cancelling policies altogether in these and many other areas. If you...
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Investment Info:
Large multi-family (5+ units) other investment.
Cash invested: $3,000
STR/BnB operation located in downtown Seattle. Through an initial investment of 3k, 3 yrs ago have grown into a 9 u...
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I have a few rental properties in San Diego where I have experienced some solid equity growth over the last few years. The properties have personal mortgages and I do the property management myself, I am getting dec...
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I see a common trend among realtor's:Real Estate brokerages do not offer 401(k)/IRA programs, thus the responsibility of retirement planning falls entirely upon the realtor.Unlike more traditional employers, realtor's...
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Hello BP community!
My wife and I are looking for some advice on our next move. We have been investing in real estate unintentionally and sporadically for the last 8 years and are ready to jump in with both feet. We ...
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Hi Everyone,I currently have a 401k through my previous employer with about $65k and would like to put it to use in my house flipping business. Is it possible to self direct those funds towards my business in anyway? ...