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Hello BP!My wife and I are brand new to BP and actually found it through a recommendation from a friend. We are both pumped to begin our venture into Real Estate with all of you. We currently live in a small starter ...
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Is there a such thing as paying someone a fee to set up a real estate investment portfolio? Not just a mentor, something much more robust than that. I promise you - I'm not lazy :-)!! Far from it. It is just that the...
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Hello Fellow BP members,
I own a home in Texas with my husband that I lived in for a few years. It is worth about $360k-$390k depending on how you evaluate it. We have a VA loan on it with a very low interest rate a...
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Hello BiggerPockets Community,
I hope this message finds you well. My name is Dzung Doan, and I'm just starting out in real estate investing. My primary strategy is buy-and-hold for rental properties, aiming to creat...
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Looking for some advice on how to determine if renting my single family home in a small rural town (about 3000) south of Chicago would be a better investment than selling and putting that money into low cost index fu...
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Trying to get started in RE investing. Thinking about a Househack within 20min of downtown Dallas. I know its a longshot, but has anybody been able to find opportunities like this (Duplex or Triplex?)Thanks in advance
Hello everyone,I’m in Wilmington, NC and I’d like to know what would be my long term capital gain tax on a rental property that I own for 3 years, assuming that my household gross annual income is $82,000. In my parti...
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My wife and I have a portfolio of 4 properties (6 units) and we are preparing to purchase software to self manage. We have played around with the trial period for Buildium and explored Cozy. Does anyone have experienc...
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Has anyone dealt with PenFed FCU in regards to a line of credit on an investment property? They just denied me because they said my properties are showing a loss on my tax return and can’t use my rental income to off ...
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Hello BP, I'm currently shopping around mortgage loan for my first house hacking purchase.Currently I have couple options for mortgage program from a few lenders and I'd like to hear advice from you to choose the best...