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Hello BP. I'm closing on my first STR next month. It's 25 minute drive away in Galveston, TX, what I believe you would refer to as a "drive to" market. This property I'm purchasing is Duplex with units up and down...
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I will be renting out for the very first time this summer. I had a few questions on how to go about it:1. How to determine what's a fair rent to charge? I use listings in Zillow as a reference, but, they are inconsist...
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Hello there! I'm based in NYC and have been trying to decide which market to invest in out of state. I think I want to move forward with Milwaukee, WI for the following reasons: I lived there for 7 years, know the are...
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So I follow the news and listen to the BP podcasts and the signs are clearly flashing danger for MF syndications - high interest rates and short-term debt coming due, constrained bank lending, slowdown in rent increas...
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I was recently thinking about how many investors don't limit themselves to their local market, and they even invest out of state. Soon after, I thought to myself, why limit yourself to only one country? Is it possible...
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I would love to get some feedback from some seasoned short-term rental investors. Here is the article. https://www.msn.com/en-us/mone...
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Hi BP community! I am new to BP and am a new investor. I have been driving for dollars and spreading the word that I am in the market to buy in my home city of Tucson. After looking for off market leads, I developed a...
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Basel III requires bank lenders to hold greater reserves. What does this mean to you as investor? Price increases. The cost to carry cash for banks to appear solvent will be passed on to you as a consumer. The interes...
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So I recently got connected with a very good CPA in NoVA for my 2019 taxes, and she advised me that I need to see a financial planner. So far, I have been investing my money myself into stocks and bonds.
In my situa...
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Hello all,We have our first house under contract. It is located in Mount pleasant and we got it offered at a great price. The house has a older roof and AC but we factored that in with the offer.During the CL100 we id...