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Happy New Year everyone!! I know I am a bit late, but I wanted to share the highlights of 2021.
I started my Real Estate journey late 2019, a friend of mine encouraged me to get into Real Estate and I spent the rest ...
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Maybe it was the Mai Tai's in Maui...But I decided 2015 was the year to really put everything into my real estate deals. I figured it was a good idea to start direct mail so I told my friend Michael Quarles what my go...
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So, I have read several books and posts on here concerning offsetting income tax with passive loses or depreciation from rental properties, but I am still a little unclear as to how that all works and if I can actuall...
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Hello, Brand new here. Hello! Long story short, Wife & I were planning to visit her family in Vietnam for entire month of August (cleared my work schedule) but recently learned wife is pregnant and her doctor &am...
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Hello,
I found this site several months ago and absolutely love it! I've now decided to become an active member.
A bit about myself - own my own home in Greenwich, CT. Recently rehabbed it from "slum" on the blo...
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Hello everyone,Hope all is well! I've enjoyed this forum very much since joining last week. I came across biggerpockets.com through a mention from the Mr. Money Mustache forums. First, I thought to myself... bigge...
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Hello everyone,My partner and I, began marketing to property owners in NY area, looking for motivated sellers.As expected we received 2% response on our second campaign, but almost no motivated sellers.With that said ...
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Hi Gurus,This is a duplex with one unit having finished basement rented out to a Section 8 and anther side to a non-Section 8, both would like to stay. Here are the numbers:Purchase price: $290,000 (I could spend $30K...
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Hey everyone, I wanted to post this thread and discuss our short term and long term goals. I'd be very interested in hearing other people's goals to see where mine stack up for my age. I am 23 years old, currently own...
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Hello everyone,This is officially my first post on BP. I listen to 2 or 3 podcasts a day and I am looking for some direction on the next steps we should be taking. I am planning to buy a multi family property in Pit...