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I’ve posted on here in the last few years about our journey into Short Term Rentals, and the way that it has drastically changed the velocity of our financial future. From those pos...
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My Wife and I would like to buy another property here in Ventura County CA near us but we are looking at 7-800K, maybe a little less if a fixer. Do we use all our cash to do something in our back yard which will appre...
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I am happy that California has passed a new law that eases restrictions on secondary units, effective January 1. When Portland did something similar, it sparked an ADU boom. Permitted ADU projects skyrocketed, and a c...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $212,000
Cash invested: $45,000
1950's construction. Originally a 3/1, had been renovated the last few years by con...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Hallstead.
Purchase price: $42,500
Cash invested: $60,000
Sale price: $127,000
1st house, purchased and flipped inside my Rot...
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Hello BP Community!I am a long time lurker of the BP forums, and huge fan of the podcasts and blogs. So far, I have only dabbled in real estate over the years. I have owned a few rental properties (mostly primary resi...
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BP! Newbie needing advice on loan terms from a local bank. Is this a good loan and what questions should I be asking? Here are the details I have now: Purchase price $100,000 15% down $15,000Improvements $15,00020% do...
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Good afternoon BP community. I am looking for an Architect in Gastonia, NC. We are looking for somebody specific with making converting an apartment in a multifamily complex from a storage unit to a rentable unit. ...
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I am considering a business idea that includes buying real estate around my area and converting them to rent-able offices and/or data centers for leasing out computing power. My biggest worry is that I plan on buying...
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Hello -We have contract on a 5 unit property which was advertised as 5 X 2BR/1BA. The 2nd BR is technically not a BR - as it doesn't have a closet. This one needs a complete demolition (other than the brick box) and r...