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Hi BiggerPockets community,I have spent some time and been successful in the residential market (flipping homes) and wanting to diversify my real estate investment portfolio by venturing into rental apartments. I kno...
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As a young real estate agent, I have been intrigued by the house-hacking strategy of investing. This strategy wasn't first taught to me by Bigger Pockets, but the platform has clarified many of the misconceptions I've...
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AS we all know its rampant... I was just signing a sale contract on a CA flip we sold and there is now a CAR form that buyer and seller sign that delineates the risk and how to protect yourself against wire fraud.talk...
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Hi, I am new to REI and BP, so please bear with me as I try and learn! I've been reading all the books and listening to all the podcasts, but something is just not lining up for me, and I don't quite understand what I...
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Hi everyone,
I am so close to making an offer on a apartment deal that I like. It’s in Dallas Fort Worth area with around 6% cap.
Some value add opportunity to raise the rent and potentially exit in 2 to 3 years.
Cu...
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I'm about to make an offer on my first RE deal. It is a $1m+ commercial property.
Should I use a broker or just apply for financing myself? What would a broker do for me anyway?
The broker I talked to said he us...
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I'm a brand new hopeful investor with no money of my own besides what I bring in with a 28k/year job.
My plan was to start marketing right away. I'm going to put out signs, craigslist ads, and generally drive around...
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i don't see anywhere in the IRS code that states that the QI needs to be anyone in particular. It just can NOT be a relative, or your accountant, realtor, etc.I was just quoted a $1200 price for a 1031 exchange prof...
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I'm new to the REI arena and have limited cash available to get this off the ground. I have a regular job with an annual income of ~60K and a credit score of 740 albeit of limited duration.
My plan is to use ...
I found a 4 fam that needs some work, after all repairs I will have ~80k into it and it will have a 100-110k ARV. I would buy it cash and then refi the 80k I invest, so in the end I would have almost nothing out of...