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First of all, I am a new real estate investor. My general strategy is buy-and-hold. I live in crazy California, so my real estate world is pretty bizarre.But, I think that a first time investor should think about star...
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I am happy to report that the final numbers are in from our first TWO successful BRRRR's (Buy-Rehab-Rent-Refinance-Repeat).Who says lightning doesn't strike twice? These were two half-houses (left and right side of a ...
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Almost all of our properties that we are evaluating seem to be good investments. We have only had one investment that was not a good investment in our local market. We are wondering if we are evaluating them correctly...
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Hello BP Community!I'm just getting started in reel estate. Been ramping up on education & learning as much as I can over the past 4-5 months. I'm starting to settle in on a specific property and this one came acr...
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Hi Bigger Pockets, I need to read about both sides of the real estate investment coin. The overwhelming majority of posts appear to illustrate that investors are making the right moves all the time: every property is ...
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Hey everyone,So I am at a point where I am just really frustrated and honestly a bit burnt out.... and I don't even own a property yet!So, here's my problem.It seems like almost none of the homes I run analyses on wil...
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Hey BP Nation!if you could rent out your primary residence, but would negatively cashflow approx $200/mo to do so, would you do it? Is there ever a point where the cashflow loss "makes sense" for you? Specifically, I ...
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Hello Everyone,I currently live in one of the most expensive areas of the country (Bay Area, CA). I work in tech at an amazing company (Facebook) and I am extremely fortunate to have a relatively high salary for my a...
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In light of all the recent threads about COVID-19, worrying about tenants not being able to pay rent, legislation that seems to screw over landlords month after month, and ethical dilemmas about where it is our obliga...
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Which of these is currently the best market for long-term buy-and-hold investing? What data should I gather to go about analyzing the question? Any personal experience living and/or investing in these markets? Thank y...