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Opportunity Zones are a new community development program established by Congress in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to encourage long-term investments in low-income urban and rural communities nationwide.The progra...
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I am looking to find a multifamily complex, about 25-75 units or so. Class C+/B-. As I am looking at where to invest, I have been trying to understand real estate cycles and am struggling somewhat. Pe...
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Ok.. so I was able to pull $900k+ worth of HELOCs between 2 of my 5 properties. I decided to temporarily leverage some of that equity into a property Im flipping (ground-up/new construction) here in Los Angeles. Th...
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I am aiming at purchasing a short sale with a lease option/lease purchase (requesting the deed of trust for a small price). The agent is really blocking, as she states that it's illegal to lease option a short sale. I...
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I write this as a career RE investor for 2 reasons: 1) Inexperienced investors might find a tidbit or two, and 2) that experienced investors might point me toward what is next for me.
I bought my first rental propert...
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I have often told people who are looking to wholesale that they should look off the MLS because alot of agents don't prefer to work with wholesalers. However over the last year of being a flipper and rehabber in Salt...
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I’m possibly buying a house where the one owner might stay on as a tenant one of the units. I want to offer first right of refusal on a lease, but I also want to make sure that they would not be able to establish resi...
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Hello BP community,I have been in the market for several months now looking for my first small multi-family property and its been a slow process to say the least. Properties are going fast and furiously here in Chicag...
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I feel like I am in a point in my real estate investing journey where I've reached a halt. I currently have six properties in my belt where half are cash flowing with maintenance issues that arise here and there and t...
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What would you say is the starting capital needed to sustainably invest in real estate? I feel like thats the first thing I need to know in my planning. What was your experience with this? Is it wise to use loans to s...