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PART 1: INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE, the Why, the Where, the What, the How, and the How Much:
In mid-2017 my wife and I decided to go back to what had been one of our passions in the mid-90's, the ownership and manageme...
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I purchased 1 and UC for 2 properties this month two of which I'm keeping as Long term rental. The first 699 E Gold Dust, San Tan Valley AZ comps around 375K and I purchased for 393K so I'm lost about 18K equity by p...
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For those of you who say the eviction moratorium doesn’t/hasn’t affected you. I’m here to tell you it does. If you own rental property, but “haven’t had any issues”, 12% of mom and pop housing providers- your colleagu...
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I own an now long since abandoned house in NJ. There was no mortgage but the taxes and W/S bills now far exceed any possible value of the property. The town used to clean up the property and then put a lien on the p...
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Hello BP!I just have a simple question for you all. What was the last thing that you did, heard, read, ect that finally made you start your first deal? I'm interested to see what was the last thing that pushed you t...
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Hi fellow BPers!I know you're probably confused why I put this post in the success stories category. Hear me out friends! This is a HUGE personal success to me.I just wanted to share the biggest life-changing (some ca...
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Greetings from Charlotte, NC. My name is Evan York, and I am new to the forum in hopes to find some answers for a project a business partner and I are pursuing. My Co-Founder and I are developing concepts to up-cycle ...
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My friend who also invests in another market in Texas suggested that we plant a tree or two in the backyard of our new rental, says it is little cost now for a good return later. Thoughts?