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Hi Everyone,As a CPA who specializes in real estate I have been doing some reading on the new Opportunity Zones (OZ) passed effective 1/1/18 with the new tax law. While guidance is still a bit unclear and more researc...
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Hello CTC,
I have a concern. I recently had a short sale approved in California through B of A and the buyer wants to close asap. I got a letter from B of A stating "BAC Home Loans Servicing, LP...
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Although I started in real estate some 20 years ago, I have been watching a wide variety of webinars recently, seeing if there are truly useful ideas out there
So far, these are some thoughts I have:
- Value - many ...
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Let’s see WHO can help me and answer this UNIQUE question!!!! - I have my third rental.. I want it to be SECTION 8. How can I go about this? Is it discriminatory... to ONLY allow section 8 to apply?
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Ok...so...I'm a little beside myself. But I've got to get this off my chest.I'm seeing more and more posts about bad wholesalers. And all of the posts have various stories about how people are being jilted by bad whol...
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Hello BP,My Question: Which cities are prime for cash flowing 1-4 unit properties and what metrics specifically do you use and from what site? Census Bureau? REIT reports? etc. Anyways, I'm working on selecting 2 cit...
Today I see a lot of montelongo, legrand, dc fawcet...They all preach no cash no credit. Let other people do this and that..creative financing. Is this all mumbo jumbo or can it be done? Have any of you done a creativ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets!This is my first ever post here. As a late-middle-aged woman, brand new to real estate investing, with a sick husband, living (in a rent controlled apartment), in a very expensive real estate mark...
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What have you done to make the most of your retirement accounts (401k, IRA, 403B, ESA, etc.)? I recently converted an old 401k that wasn’t doing much for me into a self direct individual retirement account (commonly r...
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I’m really excited to rent the upstairs apartment to my new duplex. I just posted my rental on Zillow and have several viewings scheduled. Anyone have advise or tips on how to further screen tenants prior to the viewi...