what is the best way to venture into multi-family property investing for someone who has never owned an investment property?? Should i go through a bank and get a mortgage through FHA or use the Brrrr strategy??
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HI BP'ers. I live in the DC area. I'm interested in buy and hold. I ran across a successful rehabber in the Baltimore area who had used a business coach....in fact he had more than 1. Has anyone had any experience wit...
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Housing is a sh*t show in Massachusetts. The state has consistently ranked as one of the most expensive places to rent and buy. It’s such a problem that young professionals (particularly ones with family) are leaving ...
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Hey, This is a unique situation, I purchased my second property in June 2024, a single-family home that used to be a duplex, and is still zoned as a duplex ( remains 2 addresses). I am converting this back to a duplex...
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STR Life- Remitting Tax
I got a good question for the BP fam. If you are a STR operator how do you deal with remitting and paying tax? Now, if you do not use a PMS and only have a few properties or only operate on A...
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Has anyone found success in turning your primary residence into a rental, buying a new primary with 3-5% down and repeating each year?Thanks.
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Hello BP Community!I have a client in Columbus, Ohio who is doing a 1031 Exchange for the first time and wants to get started with a Qualified Intermediary. Is there anything that my client should look for or be care...
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Hello all, first time posting and wanted to ask for your advice.
currently in the military awaiting a 9-12 deployment within the next 6 months.
I will have ~150k savings after deployment, 85k before, with no debt, p...
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Hi all! I’m at the very beginning of my REI journey and I would love some guidance on how I can best optimize my planning, research and saving phase (which I’m dedicating 2025 to). I’d like to start off by house hacki...
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Hi everyone! I'm getting ready to list my first large property with 3 separate units (Main Unit, ADU, DADU) on a SFH. As Landlords I'm curious to get your take on the below:-Which utilities (Electric, Water/Sewer, Tra...