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Hi everyone. My name is Andy and I'm from New Berlin, WI. I don't currently own any rental properties, but I plan on purchasing my first property within 6 months. I'm currently just learning as much as I can and pract...
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What's up BP? My name is Zack and I'm completely new to the world of real estate. I'm a former college athlete and I've spent most of the last 6 years traveling and living as cheaply as possible. Just started teaching...
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I am interested in opening a self directed IRA to start saving money to go towards my first deal eventually. I find this the most reasonable. I have attempted the whole lines of credit thing but that simply will not g...
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I have around 20 grand in my IRA and it just hit me the other day that I could leverage this money to expedite growth while getting into real estate.Looking for thoughts, suggestions, and/or mentorship with this as th...
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I am interested in the real estate market in Bakersfield CA. I am a newbie, and looking to purchase my first property within the next year. I am interested in buying either a single family residence or a 2-4 unit mult...
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Hi BP!
We're new at this looking for our first investment property. We are primarily looking at multifamily units. We live in a pretty rural area about 10-15 minutes between 2 different markets in central Iowa. One m...
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So here on the Coast of North Carolina, Vacation Rentals are HOT. They are great for vacationing, provide excellent ocean views, have a solid amount of things to do during the season, and most places are night life f...
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*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.It seems each property I analyze they always come in at approximately $150 or less of c...
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Here is the link.https://markjkohler.com/how-a-short-term-vacation-...My CPA had said to use schedule E for my STR on Homeaway. Then I saw a discussion on why you should use schedule C.This attorney explains why you s...
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Hello everyone. I've been listening to the Bigger Pockets podcasts for about a month now and I'm eager to learn more and network through these forums. I own 2 single family rentals in Simi Valley California (Ventura c...