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Hello BP Investors!
I am interested in interviewing some of BP’s longest-term, most experienced investors about what they would do differently, if they could do it all again, for my "Lessons Learned" column in Bigger...
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Has anyone ever looked at self-insuring wholly owned rental properties rather than paying an insurance company?
I've been toying with this idea for a while. Obviously it only makes sense after reaching enough...
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Hello,my name is Stephan, living in the US for ~3 years and recently moved to San Diego ( my wife and I love it here). Due to tax reasons I will move money from my home country (Germany) to the US ~200-300k and looki...
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Do you use one LLC for all of your investment properties or one for each property? If not an LLC, which entity do you use and why? Doesn't the added cost of maintaining an LLC substantially eat into profit, especially...
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Hi everyone, could use your input and help!I have been house hacking a duplex in Oakland the last year. Tenants moved in January 2022. First few months were fine, but some issues started coming up. They're on a subsid...
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I was looking at the MLS today and thought of something interesting. What if I offered a lease-option to those houses that have been on the market for a long time (at least 90 days)? I fell like those sellers have a...
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They would be an absolute except a few people get lucky and put everything they have into a rental property and nothing goes wrong for a year or two, giving them time to build up cash reserves. Then again a few peopl...
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Thought it would be nice to see who is wholesaling (closing deals) and where they are doing business. Even if you're new chime in, just let us know what stage you're in on getting things done. My company operates out ...
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To borrow or not to borrow, debt free is the way to be etc etc etc. The way I see this is a risk vs reward. How do you decide though where the risk is to great or the reward to little? How do you decide to purchase a ...
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I'm curious to hear why some of our successful investors haven't yet transitioned into commercial real estate?
If you haven't yet done a commercial deal, why not?