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Private equity real estate funds are becoming more and more popular in the last few years, but they're not exactly new. Real estate syndications have existed for decades, with some of the earliest examples dating back...
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Navy veteran trying to one day quit my job. I live in Crest Hill IL just outside Joliet or about 45 mins drive to Chicago. I've worked for the VA for about 10 years. I used my VA loan about 7 years back to buy a sin...
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What does everybody like for battery powered tools?Looking to by a set soon so I am just looking into it. Ryobi is cheap and it seems like more tool options. I have a 12 volt drill that has been good to me, just under...
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Hey BP Community,I'll be closing on my 5th single family home investment property in a few weeks. I'm in Texas, in an area where property values have continued to climb steadily since I've been investing over the past...
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Is it possible to Brrr in Sacramento, CA? I've been looking at the housing market in that area for the past year and ran some Brrrr analysis' with poor results. One of which recently was:7709 Jarvis Ln, Sacramento CA ...
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Hi Everyone. I'm a somewhat of a newbie (own 2 SFR in Northern CA) looking to invest in my local market. My question is: Does the 2% rule apply in expensive markets (such as Northern California). It seems to me that t...
Hi everyone! I am glad to have found this forum! Ever since registering here in September of the last year, I was quietly reading the posts, absorbing the information, sending contact requests to fellow investors, tal...
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Not really asking for advice here but did want to share a recent situation. Newer tenant who signed a non-smoking agreement when he moved in was smoking pot. Another tenant complained of the smell. I gave newer tenant...
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Hello all, I am at the end of creating a website that will allow for peer to peer rentals. (similar to VRBO, HomeAway, FlipKey). I have came to an area though that I am confused on and really don't have any solid solu...
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I've had a multi-family rental near Syracuse University that I've rented to grad and law students mostly without incident for the past 12 years. However my last batch of tenants struggled to pay on-time every other mo...