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BP Community,This is Shawn Ward of Belle Hampton Properties in Los Angeles. My partner and I just purchased our next flip in South Los Angeles and decided that instead of posting a success story at the end (which I st...
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In looking at rental properties with a realtor, he mentioned the rule of thumb of looking for something with gross rents of at least 1% of the purchase price. What are your thoughts on this? Do you use this rule? If s...
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Greetings BP Fam,Just posting here to say thank you to BP and all of the members that have helped me along the way. From podcasts to the forums to blogs/vlogs to private messages from members. The community is great. ...
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I think it's criminal. It will be the direct cause of many, many deaths, especially of the elderly. A man from the British parliament was on tv the other day and stated that in the U.S. a man with early prostate can...
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I am trying to decide whether or not I should keep a single family home or sell it and am looking for advice. Here is the background story.I bought this house as my first home borrowing the down payment from my parent...
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Toying with the idea of tax liens. Mostly because it seems to involve somewhat lower cash outflow. My questions to the group are,
-what should I absolutely watch out for?
- I've heard FL and TX are good states to...
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Line # 10 basically states the home may not be transferred or sold for 30 days. Escrow are to add this verbiage to the closing instructions and must notify Countrywide if this does indeed happen.
That kinda sucks. ...
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Hello, I've heard of certain ways to save on materials for example buying gift cards on craigslist (even though this might be risky since scams), but I was wondering if anyone could share any other tips or tricks to s...
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Thinking of purchasing duplex(es) in terrific Dallas area. Looking for appreciation, have long term outlook. These units are new with 1 year builder's warranty. $240K per duplex. Annual gross scheduled rent is $28...
My apologies for how long this post is, it's almost a full on financial advise session than a single question, just want to get some guidance as the main centerpiece to my situation is a house and renting.Here's a qu...