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Just curious . . . thoughts?
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I'm more interested in holding out and renting out a property than I am flipping one, but if I did find one for a good enough deal and managed to get rid of it fairly quickly, what are the taxes like?
I suppose there...
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Ok so I'm reading a lot about loans and trying to figure them out, a couple things I can't figure out for the life of me, was hoping one of y'all could help me understand!1. Why would a bank loan out money at a 4% int...
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My wife and I's goal is to buy our first property towards the end of this year when we think we will have enough for a down payment. But our dilemma is whether to buy in LA or outside of California. The same amount o...
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I am torn in how to start (not to be confused with analysis paralysis, well maybe a little) Input is welcome on these lines of thought:1. Should I seek the nicer areas of town to buy single family rentals and keep the...
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This seems unintuitive to convert a hotel to a multifamily, but from my underwriting it seems for the property I just got into contract (in the mid west) a multifamily conversion seems more lucrative than operation as...
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Hi everyone,I am a new young investor and I am looking into the best place to buy that would have great cash flow. I know many people are talking about Dallas and Houston,Texas as great places to invest in. Now my que...
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Hi BP! So I'm taking a look at the eBook from @Ben Leybovich called 20 Ways to Buy an Investment Property with $2,000 or Less, which you can get here.I heard ben on the podcast a few times, and his words really reso...
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Hi!I'm a software/data engineer with a background in finance and business development. I started looking into real estate investing a few months ago and encountered some hurdles with getting accurate and local data al...
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Is it better to rent to someone with a section 8 voucher or rent to someone without one? Rent would be the same for both.