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Hi! I'm Karyn Navin! I'm a real estate rookie looking to acquire my first investment property. I'm interested in getting a STR property. I'm still in the early stages of navigating this whole process and building ...
Hey BP Team!Looking for some advice on how to minimize taxes in CA. Here are the facts:1. High income W-2 ($400k+) earner and would like to keep my job.2. Own 3 LTR properties all in CA under a Trust.3. My spouse and ...
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We have a 2 bedroom house with a loft that can function as a third bedroom. We have a king in biggest bedroom, queen in other bedroom and a sleeper sofa in the loft as of now. We are wondering if we should put anoth...
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I have a couple of older Mobile Homes (MH). The smaller one has an obvious bedroom and another "cove" that is quite small and without a real door. I spent hours last year trying to find if the MH is officially one o...
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Has anyone bought (within the last year or so) a multi family ( triplex - quad) property in the Camden, Burlington, Gloucester counties of southern NJ? I'm looking to acquire but as a newbie to the market and the are...
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I am trying to negotiate a better management commission fee for my short term rental. For a newly renovated ocean front condo they are wanting 20%. What would be the best way to negotiate down to 18% or lower?
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Should I stop making extra payments on my mortgage?Before I started looking to invest, I wanted to pay my mortgage off ASAP. I always put extra money towards it. I wanted to accomplish 2 things1) pay my mortgage a fe...
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Does anyone know if I can add an ADU on a lot that is zoned multifamily? I'm trying to save the water and sewer connection fees and traffic impact fees (~$70k just for these two fees alone) that would otherwise apply.
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Can you guys offer some good books for finding off market single family homes. As a first time buyer I don’t want to put all my eggs in one basket with a broker, although I’m certain they are trying their best and wil...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Milwaukee.
Purchase price: $185,000
Cash invested: $15,000
2/1 townhome duplex. 1,100SF main levels with separate finish...