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Hello just a beautiful day here in Arizona! I was wondering if you some of you might have started investing before buying your own home first? I am on the fence on buying a home first or just going for straight real e...
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Would anyone be able to offer any specifics on how they use the MLS to find deals (specifics as opposed to generalizations)?
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If I have personal loans from family and friends (to invest in real estate), can I deduct the interest I pay to them? I recently learned that there are some interest expenses that you can't deduct, and was wondering ...
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Hi BP,I recently purchased my first investment property and quote excited! The renovation is going well as far as I can tell. My present dilemma is the bathtub. It is has yellow stains which I thought would be an ...
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I know there is a very divided section on BP that either love or hate turnkey rental companies, however I would like to know what turnkey rental companies have a solid record of always performing to par and causing fe...
Hi everyone, I'm a new investor in Richmond, VA. I've been reading a lot of posts and blogs here. Now I'm ready to write my first post:) I have a rental property in Seattle that has been paid off with about $600k equ...
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Hi Everyone, I am a Canadian real estate investor who is looking to diversify by buying a few CF producing assets in the US. what states or cities should I look into buying first to get my feet in the water. Not looki...
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Hey all!
Starting to see some progress with my first deal I did earlier this year on a STR/Airbnb property I purchased in Nashville, TN back in April. Enjoying everything so far but im itching to land another deal i...
Long time lurker... looking to get into RE investing, and running tons of numbers and am currently in the paralysis by analysis stage. I run numbers on some properties where things look good, but then it's a minimal a...
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Hello! i am starting my real estate journey and I am interested in investing in real estate to create some passive income but more importantly to escape the 9-5 jobs and create generational wealth. I played profession...