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The value of bitcoin has skyrocketed, has anyone here cashed out yet for REI purposes? It seems ironic to use a highly volatile currency to fund a sometimes volatile industry. As real estate investors, do you find the...
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I have been informed by my loan officer that we no longer have the option to cash out refinance our rehabbed properties at the typical 6-month seasoning. It has changed to 1 year. I am looking at other options to ge...
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So there has been rumblings of the current administration trying to find additional tax savings anywhere they can.A crazy notion has been to look at doing away with the 1031 exchange. This goes against every founding ...
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I've never purchased a property with the intention of flipping. Always with the plan of buy and hold. I know many flippers look for property that they can buy at 70% of ARV minus the cost of repairs. I assume this equ...
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Advice from an experienced investor to those starting out
1. Stop chasing guru/mentor “education”, tactics, strategies. Concentrate your education on real estate principles, real estate law, and real estate financ...
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Warren Buffett when asked about his time horizon for investments. He answered with "Our favorite stock holding period is forever.” That got me wondering about real estate as I know folks in the boomer generation that ...
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This past weekend my friend invited me as his guest to the Yancey Events, Real Estate Workshop. He paid a couple of thousand dollars to attend and a free guest was able to join so he was generous enough to call me...
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Hello! I hope everyone is staying safe out there during these unprecedented times.I wanted to ask the community, a rough ball park figure on what it would cost to build an ADU of let's say 500 sq. ft. with one bathroo...
I current rent an apartment in San Francisco for $2130 and have a garage parking space for which I pay $0, as stated in my lease. My landlord wants to turn the garage into ADUs. First he offered us (each tenant) $10...
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Hey BP,A friend of mine is a bit underwater on their home in Phoenixville, PA. They bought it in 2009 for $173k and it's worth about $150k with about $150-155k left on the loan. They need to move in another year or so...