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If you are middle class in America and you depend on W2 income for a living, the chips are stacked against you.1. Why are Americans who work for a living taxed more than investors who live off of their investments?2. ...
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I'm looking to invest in the Houston, TX area, but the property taxes seem to kill cash flow. Does anyone have insight on their experience
I have yet to do any business with any wholesaler, wholesalers, wholesaling because I usually had purchase my deals from auctions or RE agents.
My question: when a wholesaler brings a deal to an investors, do those d...
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Has anyone tried velocity banking? Does this strategy utilizing HELOC really work on saving money and paying off mortgages much quicker? Are there any downsides to it?
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Hello Bigger Pockets! I am relatively new here and I have been soaking up knowledge since I joined! This is a great website and has a great community. I am a 15 year old male from LA, CA who has always loved Real E...
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I am starting my RE investing biz and have been going back and forth on set up and state of incorporation, I am at the point the I believe an LLC would be best and I should probably set 1 up in Wyoming or Nevada. I li...
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Current Situation: My wife and I have been slowly getting into REI over the last 4 years. We currently have 5 SFH long-term rentals and a short term rental.Up until 2022 we both had W2 jobs, but we just had our first ...
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Hi All,
I am planning to buy my first investment property. Based in my discussion with multiple turnkey providers the two options came up were new construction properties in San Antonio, texas and Cape coral florida....
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I am reading a book by a well-known author right now and he has some disparaging remarks for yield measurements for real estate investing. I tend to agree with him given that most real estate activities carry a huge ...
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I am working with a partner in Silicon Valley to develop a computer vision based security and monitoring system for multi family properties. Please note, some of the items I propose below might look like invasion of t...