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So I've been reading everything I can about BRRRR, which led me to the BiggerPockets forum, where I finally found the people and information I had been looking for. After crawling through the forums for months and tal...
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Can you describe some of the mistakes you made at the beginning of your real estate investing career?
Before I graduated I took a taxation class. Don't get me wrong it was great. Learned a lot about a lot, but absolutely nothing about taxation on Real Estate transactions. Does anybody have any books they would recomme...
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I'm a new investor trying to learn about delinquent tax sales and sheriff auctions in Texas. What are the differences between these two auctions? Do they wipe out all liens?
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We purchased our first rental on dec 14 2018. It was a 203k so not rented until Feb 20 2019. Can we claim down payment, inspections or closing costs as a deduction/credit? Thanks!
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I just learned two lessons.
1.The county records don't always have the correct square feet.
2. Don't get mad and start a fight with your wife (everytime) she thinks your wrong.
We are offering on a house that was li...
This is my first post here. I'm currently learning everything that I can to start accumulating my own wealth in RE investment, however this post isn't about me.
Let's say that "John" (age 63) has $1,400,000 ...
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Hello All, I am a recent college graduate looking to get into REI and am looking for a advisor/partner to do deals with and take me under their wing. I am eager to learn and have some background knowledge with the ind...
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People talk about UBIT like a kid talks about a big scary monster under the bed. Here is my experience as something to reference. Ready..., Fire..., Aim...I keept hearing about UBIT at seminars "Be careful, you co...
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One of the ways that I acquire properties to hold for long-term rentals is via tax deed sales. As I was looking for my normal profile rental in February, I came across a nice house on the water in a very desirable pa...