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I am the 62 year old Don Johnston on this site. If you come across another Don Johnston on Bigger Pockets who is younger, that isn’t me. I got started in real estate when interest rates were double digits…1980. I b...
Hello Everyone! I am Andres Duque, 25 years old and I live in El Salvador, Central America. I have a good job, I am a Product Manager for Industrial Coatings at Sherwin Williams Central America. I have read Robert Kiy...
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BP,So I'm trying to break down these deals in the "Rental Property" calculator and it's asking me for things that I can't really answer. For instance, how do you know what the electric bill is going to look like? Insu...
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I used to be a loan officer awhile ago and left the industry to be in the military. Fast forward about ten years and I am leaving the military to start a civilian life. Heavily considering getting back into it on a pa...
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Hey everyone. I'm eagerly trying to plan paths to getting into real estate investing, and I'm thinking that refinancing my current home to decrease the monthly mortgage (and increase cash flow) and then renting it out...
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I am trying to find a study with data on the operating expense ratio for residential real estate, and hopefully something that applies to my area. I want to use the data to prove this ratio to my real estate agent. He...
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Been reading this forum for a while and am excited to finally make my first post. I recentlty purchased my first investment property. I closed on 10/15. It is a 2bedroom, 2 bath condo in a nice community - Wanted y...
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As we all know, the market is crazy right now with rates and all but I have been wanting to start investing. I’m considering renting my current home. The downfall to that is that it’s in a small town with absolutely n...
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Greetings - I have a client whom is interested in potentially selling a large hotel (multiple buildings) located in the Downtown CBD Core of Eastern Washington (state). Sales comparable are not readily available for t...
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I have been investigating having cost segregation studies done to two STR investments I own. I'm getting some pushback from my CPA of several years. He is a former IRS auditor, before going out on his own. He is defin...