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I am hoping to do my own taxes this year but got a little stuck as I was finalizing my books. I purchased a SFH in Oct. 2021 with owner financing that is still under renovation. I understand that any renovation expens...
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Hello everyone, I'm 25 years old, from CA looking to relocate in the summer to Chicago. I have 15k in my savings specifically for a down payment for a condo (preferably 2 bed, 2 bath but 1 bath is okay). I also have a...
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I'm looking to invest in my first rental property this year and was wondering how many months of reserves should I have saved up considering we are in a recession? I want to make sure I have a cushion in place, but I ...
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Hi,I am thinking of getting a website from Carrot (oncarrot.com) Ive heard alot of good things about it, however I have seen a cheaper option out there. I realize I really need a website asap to build credibility..Any...
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Hi,
I'm relatively new to Real Estate-- purchased my first duplex in South Minneapolis 1 year ago.
I'm looking for a tool that integrates with my bank account, and helps manage my financials.
There's a few posts on ...
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Just wondering if anyone does any gardening for food, and what your plans were. It saves me alot of money every year, and this year should be a huge amount of savings. Commercially grown supermarket tomatoes are 5 do...
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What are the advantages for doing Creative Real Estate financing? If I can get a personal loan from a credit union to put a down deposit on a property, Is that consider Creative Financing? Can I have list of all t...
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Hello to all..How do you or should you incorporate reserve funds into the APOD when figuring out what a property is worth? Since technically it is not an expense (at least I believe not) but a capital investment that...
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Hello, 1. What property management software do you use and why? We've considered Buildium, Appfolio, and Rent Manager thus far. 2. If you were building a property management company from scratch what resources would y...
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Hello BP community! I'm the definition of a newbie investor. I am reading a ton and soaking up as much information as possible. Not only am I looking to network and learn from the best but i'm also ready to start my i...