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I love reading the Deal Diaries on BP so I thought I would write my own. Hopefully, it will help others learn from my experience and avoid the mistakes I make (I'm sure there will be plenty!)This will be my third rent...
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Hello BP community!I attended a real estate networking event this evening in my hometown of San Diego, CA, and during a segment where we each stood up and introduced ourselves to the group, I mentioned that I was inte...
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I am sure the answer is no but I have to ask. I am looking to purchase a triplex with a large commercial space, it has an overhead door and concrete floors. Great for a plumber, electrician, etc to have a shop. Anyway...
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Ok. We are in deflation now, and we don't know how long it is going to last.
Because of our government, we know that eventually interest rates, taxes, and inflation are going to go up, up, up. The most important pri...
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Federal Reserve reduced its economic outlook for 2009.
The central bank said it expects some business conditions to improve in coming months, but it also lowered its assessment of the economy for the full year and sa...
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I was listening to talk radio today and they discussed corporate tax rates. I was surprised to learn that our country pays some of the highest in Corporate taxes in the World. Of course they were talking about how e...
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Hello folks! Thanks in advance for any help. My first few weeks as an investor have been exciting to say the least!I took a contract assignment and closed on this SFR Jan 16. The prior lease had expired back in Nov. H...
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I'm brand new to real estate investing, like I haven't made my first deal yet, but hopefully that will happen soon! Anyway, I'm an optometrist and plan on investing as more of side hustle than a full-time job. At le...
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Hi All! For those who have chosen to set up roots and invest in the small, multi-family real estate space in Sacramento - have you been able to find any turnkey duplex/triplex/quadplexes that would fit the 2% rule? Th...
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Hey Landlords and landladies! I'm sure each has seen many variation of tenants.I did want to "brag" on this SFH tenant of mine that calls me early to pay her rent with a smile. Wonderful! Same house I evicted a tenant...