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Hi,I was wondering if any investor or CPA can chime in on their thoughts about switching away from Quickbooks to another accounting software?I have been using Quickbooks online for years and love that it's the industr...
My experience:Bought: March 2021, $64,900Sold: April 2024, $48,500 - $5,000 (agent fees/closing fees/etc) = $43,500Rental income (rents - expenses): $5,600Average annual returns: 2.9% (approximate)Net loss at sale: $1...
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I'm in the process of starting my first direct mail campaign for absentee owners in Chattanooga. I have made lists for each zip code in my area so I can do them zip_code-by-zip_code. I if I Let them go to a Google voi...
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Well once again another probate deal closed. What I can say, I love these deals. There's no seller resistance 9 times out of 10 and I get these properties 30-40 cents on the dollar.
If your wholesaling this is def a ...
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A lot of people want to use REI to escape their 9-5 and replace their W2 income so they can live the life they want. That leads to the reasonable question 'I need/want $7/10/15k/ month in free cash flow(FCF) from my R...
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I am really only writing this because more and more frequently I have seen this come up. And it practically grinds a nail in my nerves to reward tenants for bad behavior by offering them cash to leave. It undermines l...
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I want to buy a duplex and live in one of the units. My ultimate goal is to have a portfolio of real estate and be wealthy, but I want to start with a duplex I can live in. If I had $20-$35K I could start this path of...
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Hi all,I'm considering getting my real estate agent license. I think I'm aware of most of the pros, but I was wondering if I could get your feedback as to what might be the cons of being a realtor who also looks for ...
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What's up BP! I am just getting started in the real estate game out in Denver Co. I am still just working on building up as much knowledge as I can. I want my first step to be getting into a house hack set up. I am lo...
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Are things softening in the Bay Area, and if so, are you changing/modifying any of your strategy because of it? I was up at Bay Area Wealth Builder's RE meetup in Corte Madera (near Marin) last week with @Kathleen L. ...