Hello BP Family!
I am a first time home buyer positioning myself to buy a SFR, Condo or Duplex. My ideal strategy would be house-hacking/brrrr in the Los Angeles, California area but my current income alone doesn’t ...
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Hi all! I am new here and have been listening to the podcast for a couple months now and love everything about it. I understand all the strategies and avenues various guests have applied to become successful but I fee...
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Hey BiggerPockets!My name is Shawn and I cannot wait to start buying rentals. BP has provided a ton of great resources and what I would call a good distraction from pointless college classes while I was finishing up m...
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I saw an article on Phoenix TV yesterday that explains the current market for discounted properties. I know the local Phoenix BP members have been working much harder to find "good " deals and much smaller margins.
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In the book "Landlording on Autopilot" Mike Butler makes the case for houses being better investments than apartments for the following reasons:
- Houses can be bought at wholesale & sold at retail. Apartments ar...
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I just recently moved into the historic district of Colorado Springs, and it's so great! I love the character of the area. However, recently whenever I am home, my allergies are making life miserable. Since it is an o...
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Hi Folks,
Came across a deal in a boom town and wanted to see if it was actually a deal. Keep in mind this is in British Columbia (BC) Canada so some things differ but any advice is still welcomed. The aim is...
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Should pay taxes or too much for a property? I have 2 weeks left to ID a property for 1031. The taxes owed would be around $15,000. Stuck myself in a situation without doing any prior marketing for deals because I w...
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“Prediction is very difficult, especially if it’s about the future.” So goes the old saying, but that doesn’t stop people from trying: from pundits to analysts to salesmen, many make grand projections about the future...
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Hello,The question is in regards to opinions on whether to sell our first SFR for a large amount of equity money from it to be used to acquire multiple more SFR or duplex/triplex faster....or keep the current SFR as-i...