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Hello all. I will be relocating to Portland in April, and would like to start my real estate investment portfolio. The more research I do, the more questions arise. I'd like to introduce myself and tap into your kn...
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Does anyone have any advice on investing in College Town areas? Specifically near University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee? Thanks so much!
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hello! haven't posted in a long time so please be gentle...my wife and i purchased a piece of land 3 years ago to build on (for ourselves). instead of building, and due to the madness of "covid" times, we ended up buy...
Hello all, I am a newbie investor- bought my 1st out of state rental . The property is a 3bed 1.5 bath- needs new LVP flooring in kitchen/living room/hallway/bathroom and basement . Bedrooms have hardwood- which need ...
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Hello,I am looking to do my first flip. I have been analyzing deals on the south side of Chicago and the south suburbs. I have a pre-approval for a hard money loan. Each of the homes I have tried to bid on had 20+ bid...
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If you bought an REO property (to be used as a rental) that needed substantial repairs and the market value is higher than what you paid for it, how do you determine the basis for federal taxes?
I have been told vari...
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Hello,My son is looking to purchase his first rental investment property. He lives in the Bay Area and is looking to buy a positive cash flow single family house (at 20% down). Would it be be best to look in Californi...
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I’ve been looking for multi-family properties in the Tampa Bay Area and every property I analyze cash flows under 6%. I’m at a point where I want to start making offers at what I think is reasonable (closer to 9% cash...
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Hi BP Community,I am a newbie looking at different properties and would love some help to see if this is a good deal/buy or not. Please let me know if there is any more information I should be considering, and sorry i...
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I'm in the DFW area and am about to sell off some acreage that will net me about $25K. I'm trying to decide how to reinvest this. This will be my second deal. Obviously I want it all, equity appreciation/capture a...