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Hello everyone, I am a 32-year-old normal guy who works at a full-time job as a graphic designer and I want to get into real
estate. The main reason for this is I want to be financially independent. To be specific,...
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I am a newbie that has made the commitment to start purchasing multi-family properties beginning in the new year (2017). I am stuck and have some general questions to ask to help me get on track. First, I don't perso...
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Hello BP community,My name is Mark Caiazza, I'm originally from Rochester, NY and joined the US Air Force in 2001. I purchased single family homes at my last two duty stations (Las Vegas, NV and Fairfield, CA). I am n...
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Hi there,I am a 29 year old Australian looking to move over to the US to invest in residential properties. The aim is to buy properties under $30,000 with cash and lease out the properties for a positive cash-flow. My...
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Hi All,I'm trying to decide if I want to take on the risks of buying property out of state. I like this idea because I can probably get a property for 35k-40k all cash in the MidWest somewhere. This would allow for p...
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I have some experience flipping as well as LTR SFH, but have always wanted to move into bigger commercial multifamily...What would you do with 6million dollars?Would you buy smaller all cash or use that money as a Dp...
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I have been reading/eating/listening to real estate investing for YEARS now. I am glad to finally pull the trigger with a partner of mine (first time for him as well) and pick up our first investment property! also ...
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Recently purchase an 8 plex, the old owner seems like he isn’t handing over the tenants deposits. Should I ask for a new deposit from the tenants?
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If you can pay off the mortgage on your first rental property should you? And is it a viable strategy to then use a HELOC on the (now paid off) rental to buy a second? I ask this because my wife and I dislike debt but...
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I am looking for a property management firm for my rentals in Atlanta and many of the management company ask for 1st month of rent plus 8-10% of the monthly rents. They'll continue to charge the 1st month rent for ea...