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If real estate investing seems interesting to you, but you’d rather avoid becoming a landlord, you’re not alone. Fixing toilet emergencies at 3am isn’t appealing to most people. Shocker.
The next logical step that ma...
I am a homeowner in Portland, OR, but moved to Washington State in 2022. I began getting the home ready to rent out in the fall of 2022. I bought tons of furniture (the intent was a furnished home) and put up ads. I'd...
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After 10 years in our current home we have simply outgrown it and are moving up. This is a perfect opportunity to "obtain" our first investment property and as such we intend to sell our current home with owner finan...
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I want to buy a sfh rental using my 401k. Essentially I want to be my own private lender by loaning myself funds out of my 401k to buy the property free and clear and then do a refi 6 or so months down the road in ord...
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The issue of HOA Transfer Fees is a nationwide practice to be questioned.If you closed on a home in an HOA you most likely noticed a few line items that are, well, just there. Ask for an explanation of the fee and yo...
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I'm looking for stories about what you wish you knew before you sold your property. What went wrong, what went right, what would you do again, and what would you avoid like the plague?
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There are a lot of big old homes in my Baltimore neighborhood with 5+ beds and 2+ baths in the 80k-100k range (rehab quality). Neighborhood is safe and up and coming. I can see potential for 2 units in these homes, ...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community,I am looking to purchase my first real estate deal and have saved up about $150k in cash to purchase my first deal. I have been learning a lot about multifamily apartments and storage uni...
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I’ve always used my self-directed IRA to buy, flip and hold individual lots and never considered financing due to the non-recourse lender hurdles.
I’m interested in some raw land and the owner is willing to owner fi...
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My question is what concerns do I have if I repay myself the money I invested in my S corp or can be LLC. My plan is to put money in my already established S corp or start LLC. Buy a home cash sell it to myself on co...