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I've been reading on the 50% rule for calculating viability on a potential rental income property:
Gross monthly rent
-(minus)50% for operating expenses
______________________________(equals)
NOI(Net Operating Inco...
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Hello everyone, my name is Nate I'm from San Diego California and I am brand new to the real estate community. I'm in the process of rebuilding my credit and about to invest around $50,000. I've been doing a lot of re...
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Hi all,My wife and I recently moved back from the Bay Area (grew up on the East Side) and purchased a 2 bd 2.5 bath in Ohio City this Fall. Our plan is to hold onto this property and eventually rent (in 3 - 5 years). ...
Has anyone been exposed to the real estae in your twenties article titled "7 years to 7 figure wealth?" I am an eighteen year old looking to start real estate investing and would like to follow this plan. The numbers...
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Hi BP!,Im very excited to reach out for advise from the BP community! For the last year or so I’ve been working OT/side jobs and everything in between to build up $$$ to get in the REI game. I’ve submerged myself in B...
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This is a long post, but I figured I would post my situation and a decision I am trying to make along with a spreadsheet I made to track financial independence. See link below. You should be able to copy and paste int...
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TL;DR - I am brand new to real estate and am weighing options on buying my first property that I can use to set me up to buy a full rental property in the future. However, I'm thinking how to navigate a less-than-idea...
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Hey BP-members!
I'm a young man from Copenhagen, Denmark in Europe. My American wife and I are planning to move to Austin with our newborn. She's from Houston, TX, but I have convinced her to move to Austin, TX.
We ...