My business partner and I are in escrow on our first investment property, in Pittsburgh. It's a single family home that we're gonna do long term rentals on. We close in about a week, but our biggest mistake was not ...
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I am trying to buy a multi family home or duplex around Salt Lake City and I am finding that many of the properties posted for sale don’t allow a showing until an offer has been made. Is this common? I can’t seem to u...
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Part 1
A large majority of people should have their retirement fu...
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According to a recent report, corporate buyers own about 3-5% of single-family homes in the US, but that number could increase as they see more opportunities for profit.
Some lawmakers are trying to stop this trend b...
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Hi,Probably a pretty basic insurance question but I need some help figuring out how to structure liability insurance for my rentals. I have four rentals properties in NC and they are all under one LLC right now. Curre...
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Hey BP Fam! I hope that everyone's 2024 is off to an outstanding start!I was fortunate enough to get a property under contract at a great price from mentors of mine. They had suggested using a trust to hold the asset ...
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I keep here you guys talking about commercial lenders not looking at personal finances just the property but why does all the lenders I'm talking to want my personal finances and a personal guarantee on the loan? The ...
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Hi team,I want to get started wholesaling so I can afford a rental property and begin my career in real estate, My first question is being that I don’t have any Capital to start with what is your recommendation as far...
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Looking for what others are doing here. I'm having a really tough time doing my accounting a way that isn't totally confusing and sucks up half a day at the end of the month. I use Buildium and LOVE it for the propert...