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Hello, my name is Emi and I'm new to BiggerPockets :) I'm a stay-at-home mom who knows nothing about real estate, but I've recently started listening to the BP podcast everyday, taking webinars, reading their books, ...
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My wife and I are looking to purchase a new home, rent out our current house, and hopefully house hack with the new purchase. The issue that we are running into is that there are very few duplexes in the Phoenix/Phoen...
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Hello everyone! My name is Ominae Casey and I'm new to BP, but am already stoked to be linked in to this site with all of you investor-minded individuals.
Sorry if you opened this topic to find out what was literall...
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Title says it all. How do you find a reasonable discount rate when doing a DCF analysis. Let's take an example where a value-add project is financed: 60% long-term debt. 4.00% 25-year amo. 5-year term.10% by a junior ...
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I was recently invited to participate in a syndication deal for a very large commercial project. Numbers look great etc. Minimum buy in is $75k, which is a stretch for me, but I can get there. My experience so far is ...
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Has anyone had difficulty in buying and selling real estate during these times? Has anyone had more challenges because of the pandemic? Won't it be more difficult with the majority of Texans not working?
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I am still waiting to turn 18 this year so obviously I won’t have the money or knowledge to invest in a property just yet. But I am looking to invest in the future but I wanted to know what would be a good age to star...
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Lets say you acquire a 100 unit multi family 100% occupancy. Minimal repairs needed, just paint, lighting, signage.. In your experiences what is the retention rate for the first year?
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I am 17 years old and trying to do everything possible to get ready to jump into REI by age 20 with a small multi family property (3-4 units) in my college town that would allow me to house-hack. My main problem is pr...
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I am currently into Self Storage projects in Texas, Florida, Georgia and other places. This market is growing in demand because of the high level of migrations but there is a new paradigm forming from covid / coronavi...