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While I greatly respect accountants, I want someone to explain why they're worth the fee for 90% of buy and hold investors. This year my refund was $3,800. My total tax prep fee was approx $4,200 (not unusual if you a...
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Hello,My parents have recently asked me to become the POA and Representative Payee for my grandmother. My grandmother has been in an adult family home for the past two years out of necessity. Prior to the adult family...
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I have access to a HELOC of about $100k. Do I pay all cash or put 20-30% down? What is the best way to use it? I will have the payment of the HELOC and the mortgage if its not paid in cash. Any areas I should be looki...
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Just looking for some advice on where to start... I'm receiving around 300,000 very soon and want to get started in real estate. Ive been reading books and stuff on rental properties and am interested in flipping just...
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I closed on my first pure rental property, a two-family home, back in June and unexpectedly had both tenants move out by the end of July. So with some remodeling to do and needing new tenants I decided to hire a prope...
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Hey all, glad to be a part of this board. I am fresh out of college, and early in my career.
I have always wanted to invest in real estate, since I was about 12. I am learning more and more each day. I am reading "I...
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Interested in real estate investing looking to do by and holds and some flips and been doing lots of research and listening to lots of bigger pockets podcasts. One thing I can't understand is how much I hear about lev...
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Almost two years ago, I had a tenant sign a two year lease for a condo that I had for rent. At that time, I was trying to rent it at below market prices to widen the pool of applicants so I could get a good tenant...
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Anyone want to share their "pitch book" with the public? I'm talking about the 15-page or so pitch deck for your multifamily syndication business that you use to initially show to brokers, lenders and potential invest...
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Just wanted to give everyone an update that speaks to the much discussed due diligence aspect of the crowdfunding platforms. I currently have an update from an under-performing equity investment from RealtyShares that...