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Hey guys,
I'll be putting my first few properties under contract this week and was hoping someone could lend a helping hand.
I have a bunch of courses (just like most of us) and they all give me their very simple co...
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Hello BP community,
I am curious about using shipping containers to build a small home in my backyard. I live on a large lot, and would like to add an in-laws quarter. I like the idea of shipping container because ...
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I’ve dealt with these in the past and they have mostly been case-by-case but wanted to know what you all might do. We have a tenant who wants to leave (because of a new job out of town) a whole 9 months before his lea...
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Hey BP,I have a situation that I haven't come across before so I figured I'd post it. One of my tenants called me yesterday and explained to me that her and her BF (both on the lease) are splitting up. She was in tear...
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Whenever you present to a private lender, do you have a template package that you modify on a deal by deal basis? What is included? I am trying to put together a template that I can present to private lenders as dea...
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A friend of mine recently retired with a very, very substantial amount of money in his retirement accounts but is now having issues getting funding for a personal residence. He currently lives in CA, and is in the pro...
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Bonus depreciation is a powerful tax benefit but even some of the most seasoned real estate investors have never heard of bonus depreciation. Why not?
It’s traditionally been a tax benefit reserved for developers tha...
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Hello BP!I have a duplex under contract in Atlanta. We pulled the title, and there is 24K of outstanding water balances. It's not a lien, but they are bills owed by two different past tenants.In Atlanta, these bills f...
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OK, I'm starting this post as a way to hold myself accountable and track my progress (or lack there of) in my investing process this year.At this point I have been thinking about, and "planning to do," real estate in...
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I am a beginner property flipper and was looking for off-market properties and all the properties i find have a clause stating that i can not see the property without my offer getting accepted first and that i need an...