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Me and a friend are looking to start our investment journey working together and potentially bringing in a couple more friends to get going. We still have a lot to learn and figure out before we even start to think ab...
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Hi, I am about to start investing in real estate. I live in San Diego, CA and the cost of living is way higher than most states. For those who live in California, how much do you recommend my first rental property sho...
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I am young at 24 years old and do not have much experience in real estate and the cycles that the markets inevitably go through.Some things that I have noticed are that we see some very over-saturated markets such as ...
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I know flippers sometimes write penalty phrases into contracts ("must complete by XXX or pay $/week/month"). Do you ever pay your GCs extra when they get it done on time or early? Or, are they being paid to do that al...
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I live in Los Angeles. There is just no way I can get a performing rental property in my market. How do you invest outside of your area without getting burned. Already tried getting a "turnkey" property which was a...
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Hi everyone. A long time BP lurker, hopefully a soon-to-be first time RE investor. This is my first post in the Indianapolis sub-forum, so I'll introduce myself first. I live in NYC and would like to get into REI. I'v...
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How quickly time flies. Seemingly just a few months ago I posted an article with thoughts on the first year as the owner of a small block of 18 apartments we bought a little over 2 years ago (see link below if you’re...
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Listing my home for rentSEC 8 voucher for a 4 bedroom is 1000People who do not accept the voucher, usually have lower rents..So with a sec 8 tenant, i can get 1k per month and with a normal tenant the market allows me...
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I'm having quite the learning experience on my first "deal". Purchased an old SFH REO for rehab and flip. I used a portfolio lender that provided a "construction" loan with interest-only during the rehab which has now...
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Hello All,
I've been on this forum (on and off) for years and never quite made anything work in Real Estate as I didn't have the income or credit to invest. I sold my property a couple of years ago and moved from IL....