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Am I throwing money down the drain by putting it in an IRA?I'm looking at 30yrs before retirement; assuming a 5% yearly stock market appreciation I'd have to put about $2,440 dollars into an IRA every single month for...
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I am looking to buy my second duplex and am searching for ideas on how to make the financing work. First of all, I am currently house hacking my first duplex and living for free. I bought this about 8 months ago using...
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I don't know how feasible (and legal) this is, but I'm exploring options and thought this up:
For a deferred down payment do a leaseback prepaid to cover closing costs + down payment. I have this in mind to transfer ...
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Hello, I am a currently a full time college student who is also investing in real estate. I'm just completing my first flip now, and would like to start generating some type of passive income. Right now i'm renting an...
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2014 was my wife an I's first year as real estate investors and we managed to get our first fix and flip under our belt. Exciting! I've learned more this year actually doing then I ever did reading and researching a...
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I have recently come across a great deal on an Airbnb. This generates over 65,000 a year in short-term rental income. According to a few brokers I have worked with they say it's 20-25% down on a property like this. I ...
Dear BP Community,I have (partial equity in) one SFH that I'm trying to make a rental in a few months. It isn't investment grade, meaning that rough calculations tell me the net cash flow will be a lame $75/month. My ...
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I'm interested in buying a vacation rental in the Miami area. Can anybody recommend a vacation rental management company who could talk to me about the market for vacation rentals, areas to buy in, reasonable expecta...
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Residential lending standards have come a LONG way since the 2008 GREAT recession. It is much harder to qualify for a mortgage today than it was before the 2008 recession. Today 95% + of loans qualify show income in...
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What is a BURRR? Is there a legend somewhere for all the other acronyms? There are several in some of the posts I've read and I am quickly Today is my first time in this forum here and not knowing the lingo, I get lo...