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Hi all! Lately I've been contemplating this question and finally figured I should toss it out to the BP community. I'm curious how everyone decides how much of their money allocated for "investing" is put toward real ...
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How exciting, BP is coming up to 1,000,000 POSTS! What a fete for @Joshua Dorkin next to him, who has been here the longest? @Jon Holdman ? I just want to say CONGRATULATIONS to all of you that stuck it out in the ear...
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A seller is offering to give me a house if I buy two of his other properties. The house he is offering to give me has asbestos siding. It is a large sturdy house and is about 1800 sq. Has anyone had any experience wit...
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Looking for advice on how to select/choose a QI during a 1031 exchange? For those of you that have successfully completed a 1031, did you use a 1031 company or did you work directly with a QI or did you work with bank...
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I’m in year 1—I have been eyeballing RE for years though. I have recently been reading a RE book every 7-10 days and man, have you ever been like “THIS IS A LOT OF INFO!!”I want to do this, and I do believe RE can and...
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Hello everyone, First post. My wife and I are looking to move into a bigger home over the next year or so and I need some advice on whether or not to sell or rent out our current home. I've read the book on Rental Pro...
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Hello! My property manager is telling me I need to upgrade the electrical panel on one of my units from 100 to 200 amps - the cost will be around $4k. For reference, the unit is a 2/1 and around 1000 sq ft. It is half...
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[Note: I initially posted this topic with a poorly worded title - thanks to autocompletion on my phone - here. I am reposting with a new title and have cleaned-up the narrative].
I've been ap...
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Im sure, like me, you have quotes posted around your work area or in your notepad. What are they? I have several:
"Someday is Today"
"You are your own limitations, you are your own success"
"Whether you think you c...
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Greetings AllI’m ready to start my portfolio with rental properties. I currently reside in California, so I’m I interested in oos investing. I’ve been looking in Austin TX, Cleveland OH and Detroit MI. What other citi...