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To Fellow Investors,
At what point in your business did you or would you choose to add part or full-time staff instead of using independent contractors?
What position did you or would you hire first?
Thanks for you...
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Hi!I'm self-employed and looking for a multi-family for investment purposes. I'm going back and forth on declaring my income for 2016 - and taking the hit with taxes - or not declaring and keeping the money that woul...
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Hey all,
Wanted to hear everyone's opinions in regard to the hot real estate markets to invest in for the rest of 2022 and maybe into the beginning of 2023. Where are a majority of your borrowers/buyers looking to i...
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Hey everyone, This is my first forum, i'm happy I found it because it's exactly what I need right now (I'll explain why further down). The helper says I should introduce myself, interact with people and have fun so he...
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Hello all. I'm a 20 year old male in the Austin/Manor TX area, and I really want to start investing in real estate. I've known about real estate for a little bit now but I barely started learning up on it a few days a...
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Hey BP folks,
I am looking at getting a commercial real estate subscription so that I can start researching multifamily/ industrial myself and go direct to seller.
Was hoping to find out who the best company is to g...
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Hello,I bought a condo last year and financed it under my name. I had read that it made sense to have the rental property in a LLC to minimize liability. What's the best way to accomplish this now and what are the imp...
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Today BiggerPockets Crossed the 500,000 Member Milestone!I can't put to words how much that means to me. Thank you to everyone who has become a part of the amazing BiggerPockets family. I'm so proud of our staff, mod...
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Hi All,As I continue to try and sharpen my RE game, I am going to solicit feedback on how people handle prospective tenants and the application process.Here's what I do, and I'm wondering if there is a better way:Pros...
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This pertains to regulations in Tampa, Florida. In short, the situation is that I have a multi-family property, and for one unit the parents of 2 international students want to pay for a 12 month lease in 6 month inst...