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Hi folks, I'm new to RE investing and plan to purchase my first rental property. I live in the city of San Diego. I'm looking for both appreciation and cash flow. Looks like I may not be able to afford properties in t...
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Hello everyone, anyone I have spoke to about REI in my personal life all tell me the same thing: don’t get into real estateThey are all people who have had properties themselves, have tried to rent them out and have t...
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DSCR or (Debt Service Coverage Ratio) loans are loans granted on the bases that an investment property will cash flow based on a 1007 Rent schedule appraisal. The rent schedule is based on LTR rents. The greatest adva...
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Hello, my name is Nate -I'm a motion designer and video producer based in Austin, Texas, but I'm about to move to Colorado. I have a great career in tech (which is completely remote) and recently have had a serious i...
I'm certainly a newbie when it comes to commercial investing. I have a good understanding of the due diligence required for multi-family, many aspects that should be considered for retail/office, but industrial prope...
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Hey BP - For the past few week I've been reading through the Multi-Family forum trying to pick up bits and pieces of knowledge before making this post but figured I'd just dive in and take advantage of all the great w...
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Several questions to CPA, lawyers or just those who might have better knowledge. For perspective, the property is located in San Diego, CA where I live also. 1. I was told and read that the property MUST be owned by t...
After flipping a few properties and acquiring some buy and holds on my own I opted to start a LLC. However the LLC currently has no funds in the account and the bank told me that if I was to transfer any of my own mon...
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On December 30, 1988, the doctors had to perform an emergency C-section on my mother as she was giving birth to me. My umbilical cord had wrapped around my neck, cutting off the oxygen to my brain for one minute. When...
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The Supreme Court delivered a major victory to the retail real estate industry on Thursday, ruling that states can require most online retailers to collect and remit sales taxes. This overturns an earlier decision hol...