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Good afternoon everyone,After trolling for the last 12 months on the forum I have decided to post - why? Because action doesn't occur without interaction. I have made a self-proclamation that 2017 will be the year I f...
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A whopping 33% of the U.S. population lives in a rented apartment, and these apartments are power guzzlers. We can reduce their power bill by 2/3 with Green Retrofits and solar panels.
First, We Reduce th...
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hello BP. I would like to know opinions about what's a good percentage to shoot for in regards to rent rates compared to purchase price (i.e. 2 percent rule) in the Houston area. Thanks!
(No replies in the Landlord/Tenant forum. Trying here instead.)Hi BP Community,Have a question regarding creating an LLC (or other form of business) to "manage" my rental unit (currently just one, may be 2 in the near...
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Hi, BP Members.Long time lurker, first time poster here. My brother and I want to team up to flip houses, and we have about 85K in cash to leverage to get started. We thought we'd start in the DC area because that's...
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Hi BP,I’m struggling to calculate the potential tax benefits for owning a real estate investment property. My research has shown that the following are the greatest available rental investment property tax write offs:...
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Hi BPI have been meaning to come back to update you on my journey as investor/Realtor.First off, thank you being the catalyst and helping me through this process. It was the best decision ever.I grew up with RE invest...
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Since the beginning of the year, I have purchased several properties in a neighborhood from a wholesaler, and I personally know of a second investor who has also purchased several in the same neighborhood from wholesa...
Happy Friday, everyone!I'm dying to get started in real estate investing. I'm trying to analyze multiple deals every week to get better with numbers. I would also like to increase my presence here on BP to learn, and ...
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Hello BP Community,My partner and I just set up our LLC and business bank account to invest in real estate in Maryland (Baltimore and Harford counties). We have no investments yet nor have we conducted any other opera...