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Hi--I'm new to this forum and new to real estate investment in general. I'll be a first time home buyer and would love to get my housing situation figured out while also leveraging my first-timer status to get my real...
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I see a lot of investors get excited about depreciation because property values usually go up, but investors can report they went down on their taxes.I am skeptical this is actually an advantage.For example, commercia...
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Hello, curious to ask if I should create an LLC before I purchase a real estate property. I will most likely either buy a house hack, small multifamily, or partner deal with my first purchase. I understand that banks ...
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Investment Info:
Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $1,340,000
Cash invested: $300,000
This was our 1st value-add project in the neighborhood. It's a 27 unit wi...
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Hello Wonderful Bigger Pockets Community!
I have been lurking around BiggerPockets for a decent amount of time now. I was fortunate it enough to sell a successful business late last year and after discovering...
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Found this site looking for a JD or CPA (or JD/CPA) to answer one question. Sole manager for these (small, < 2.5M in investor funds max) syndications has been convinced by his CPA that the only IRS-compliant metho...
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I guess we'll see how that tactic works in November:
Speaking on health care Monday, Senator Diane Feinstein said, "I've gotten 90,000 emails and faxes on the health care bill and over 85,000 of them are against it. ...
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Hi, We are looking to buy a home in San Diego where we currently live. It is a seller's market (like most parts of the country) and the agents we are vetting have all emphasized how important it is that the agent and...
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Good Afternoon all,In the course of my never-ending research, I've come across a couple questions that I haven't been able to find an answer or solution to and would like to see what you think.Here's the big question;...
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Here's a picture of my latest finds I put into action in one of my rentals. I wanted to upgrade the appliances to Stainless Steel however I didn't want to spend a lot of money and purchase new ones. My rentals ar...