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I have been investing for just over 10 years. I started with a duplex where I lived in one side and rented out the other. I now have 13 properties. I feel like I know what I am doing, but whenever I look at my numb...
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Curious to see everyones thoughts on this topic...I currently have a property management company, but want to make the leap towards self-management. I live in Germany, but my rental is in FL. I'm nervous about making ...
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I purchased a number of adjoining properties mid last year. This unit came tenant in place on their first year lease. My first lease renewal of 2016 comes up next month and PM suggested a 9+% rent increase. I was very...
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Hello all,
I'm seeking advice on achieving a higher ROI in real estate investments beyond the 1% rule and maintaining around 35% of monthly operational expenses (including Cap-ex, maintenance, property tax, and vacan...
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I’m 54 and husband is 57. We would like to start REI but worry we are too old. If we want properties to cash flow to help build some retirement and possibly find a retirement in 8 years ( meaning, quitting our 9-5 in ...
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Hello BP Team,I'm an out of state investor looking to purchase a cash flowing property in the Charlotte area within the next month. My question is: do I really need a property manager for my first rental property?Than...
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What is Preconstruction Investing?
In this post I’m going to show you what preconstruction investing is, and what it isn’t. It’s easily confused with other types of property sales (like timeshares, for example).
I...
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Hi everyone,
I am new here and new to real estate investing. I live in the San Diego Area in California and won't be investing in real estate in California because it is too expensive. I would like to buy a rental ...
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Hi all-
As retirement inches nearer, I'm finding myself spending a LOT of time on planning, and am determined to make our money work hard for us. We live in Dubai, planning to move to either US or maybe Brisbane, sti...
Random question regarding if this is a regular thing where a bank comes by with the landlord to take some general photos of apartments for annual reviews or something. He didn't snoop around it was hallway and living ...