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I own several rental properties and tenants have given me 1st months and security deposit when they have moved in, I now am holding a lot of security deposits that have amounted to a good amount of casht, I understand...
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Hi All, my name is Suzette and I currently live in Long Beach, Cali! I'm here to learn and start and grow my REI business.
My goal is to start with a house hack and continue from there. That being said, I'm lookin...
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Hey BP community!It’s been about a year of reading articles, listening to podcasts, and reading through all the incredible discussions here in the forums for me, so I figured it was about time to jump into the discuss...
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I recently got an estimate for converting my garage to a legal studio apt. rental (ADU) unit. It's upwards of $100k, I know, it sounds insane to most of you but is pretty average for Los Angeles considering the amount...
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I've been trying to decide whether to invest locally or out of state. Here are the 2 scenarios.Option 1) Buy 3 x Triplex in Stockton area at $180k each triplex, total 9 units. It will require 30% down, say $162k f...
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I'm struggling to see the benefit to a seller in selling to someone on contract. Are there tax benefits? What other benefits? Seems to be popular in my area, actually have someone I know I could do this with but I do...
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This is a scenario that I have not run across before. These numbers are roughly based off of the auditor's website.
A commercial property has a higher land value (100k) than the depreciable improvement value (60k). ...
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Hi guys. I'm a 28 y/o beginning investor, and have been more than ready (intellectually, financially, etc) for almost a year now to buy my first property. I'm going to find and manage the deal, and my parents will hel...
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I am a new investor and am wondering if anyone has advice on how/if to make an offer on a home that has an unauthorized occupant? Would you make an offer contingent on the seller getting the occupants out, but off...
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For all locals and experienced investors in Oklahoma, can you quickly list out the good zip codes in Oklahoma City area? By "good" I mean A or B neighborhood, of course, each of you might have different definition of ...