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My name is Omar Ismael. I live and invest in New Jersey. I’m a licensed real estate agent, an investor in real estate and a certified union carpenter. I am also an active buy and hold investor looking to grow my portf...
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Good morning everyone,I started marketing to absentee owners in my market (Chicago land Area). I have 2 leads that seem very promising and want to know how I should go about sending an offer.The current owners want to...
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Hi all. I always get such great advice here, so I'm back looking for strategy suggestions.
Briefly:
Neighbor's house. She passed away in March (not covid, just old age.)
She has a niece in Germany that is going ...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Pocatello.
Purchase price: $110,000
Cash invested: $15,000
Sale price: $125,000
Over/under duplex in Pocatello, ID
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Hi BP community,
My friend and I have been looking to get into real estate investing for the past year and a half. We’ve hit a few roadblocks along the way and decided to reach out to the BP community for help. We’ve...
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Hi BP Team! I have a 3 bed 2 bath SFR and have rented to tenants for the past 2.5 years. They rarely have repair requests, and only for important things that I want my tenants to inform me about (water in the basement...
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I wonder which BP forum this question is best suited for? Suggestions appreciated. I think it's mostly a tax question?Here's the sitch...We took on a significant single-family rehab that for lack of a better term, "ha...
Currently trying to close deal for a fitness center (will be completed in Spring 2019) that is not yet in the market. Agent brought it to us as he thought it was a good deal and that we could get it secured before oth...
I am considering selling a rental property that I have owned for 10 years and immediately (within 30-60 days) buying a much more expensive rental property. Wondering if a 1031 exchange is possible and if it would be ...
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Hey Las Vegas Investors,I'm looking to get my start with real estate here in Vegas! I currently own a 4-bedroom house in the Northwest that I bought at retail price 3 years ago. I'll be traveling for 3-4 months at a...