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Hi everyone. I have been reading Biggerpockets for a long time and find it to be a valuable resource. Thanks to everyone who contributes. I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on the best course of a...
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I bought my first property a year ago, condo in las vegas. I am ready to buy another one, but I am leaning more towards duplex out of state some where in Florida. Is right now a good time to buy? I have a good amount ...
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I'm relatively new. Purchased a small single family home in September of 2022. It didn't cash flow that well but it was in great shape and I had to deploy some 1031 money.I was recently approached via text about sell...
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Can I pay a contractor with cash, but still write it off as a business expenses. If so, what is the best method for doing this? Should I be creating invoices and receipts to document and show proof of money's going out?
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I just had a potential renter ask me if she could use her son in the application since she is retired. Is letting her son do the application a mistake? Thanks everyone!
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Hello everyone,We recently started investing in real estate in 2020. We are buy and hold investors and currently have 2 doubles in the cleveland area. We got into investing for it's wealth building annd tax benefits. ...
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Hello
This year my wife and I started our real estate journey. We have one house that is being renovated currently and closed this week on two townhomes. We used a private lender to purchase the first house. For the...
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Hello everyone. I have been getting educated on buying my first property and am interested in house hacking.
I bought a home in 2020 and have a decent amount of equity around $100k. I am considering renting my home a...
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Will building a real estate porfolio of positive cash flowing properties lower my debt to income ratio? And thereby limit my ability to purchase a $1,000,000 2nd home?
I own a primary and 3 positive cash flowing ren...
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From your experience, where did you find your best and responsible tenants? Was it from referrals or word of mouth? Or craigslist or sites like zillow?If you use referrals, do you give incentives like cash or gift car...