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Hey all longtime forum reader/podcast watcher new poster here. Last July I finally took the plunge into real estate investing and purchased a SFR in need of some TLC but nothing too major. I lived in it for 6 months w...
Hi BP,I have an opportunity to purchase a 16 unit building. Only 2 units are currently rented ($450/month). There is an absentee owner whom inherited the property and has let it fall into disrepair.I am looking to brr...
We have a couple units in a 30 unit building in the peninsula (east Palo Alto) and need to find new HOA management firm for our building.
We had a really bad experience with the last company.
Any leads or ideas?
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Hey BP community!My friend is in this situation, wanted me to ask the forums about it:When my parents bought a house many years ago, they made me co-sign because my credit score was higher than theirs. Ethics of this ...
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It's no secret that Columbus, Ohio was named the 3rd hottest Real Estate market by Zillow for 2024 - https://www.nbc4i.com/news/local-news/real-estate/columbus-n...This shouldn't be a surprise with so many fortune 500...
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Hi everyone, I'm a new out of country investor here in Birmingham, Alabama. I tried to look around on Zillow and talked with a few agents and investors on Facebook, and I saw that a lot of people try to avoid from buy...
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Hi, I'm going to layout my general strategy for phase II of my RE portfolio and hopefully get some insight into what I may be missing. Thanks in advance for any tips, tricks or advice!I currently own 8 homes in Vegas...
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I need to understand what happens to the equity (for tax purposes) if I convert a single family home to a rental property. Would this convert at a current tax cost basis? For instance if I purchased a home for 125K ...
I've found that after I take into consideration my contingencies seemingly good deals on the surface don't look so attractive any more. I wonder whether my assumptions/budget is too conservative.I generally use the f...
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Opportunity Zones are a new community development program established by Congress in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to encourage long-term investments in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide.The progra...