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Being based in Houston, I usually recommend to first time investors to start in the suburbs rather than close to downtown. While getting a young professional rather than a family of 5 sounds great, dealing with older ...
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I’m in need of help trying to decide the best approach to flipping a multi-unit building any suggestions?
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Hi all - I'm new to real estate; I have yet to do any deals but have done research for about 6-8 months now. This has consisted of tons of webinars, reading books and articles, attending meetings and joining my local...
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Was wondering what is the best way to setup the rental property income? I plan on using a property management company. Having the renters send the PM rent directly sounds like it has more cons then pros.Just wondering...
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Question for you smart bears out there -- How do folks a) reduce their tax exposurewhile simultaneouslyb) continue to qualify for financing for bigger and better deals (as they continue to do deals)? For example, my d...
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REI asked, so here goes...
I have used primarily Yardi over the years, with several companies, it seems to be a market leader for midsized companies. This is code-driven, meaning you do data entry by first inputting ...
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Hey BP! It's my first post :OI'm looking into doing a flip (also a first). I'm running numbers in my area, but I'm having a hard time believing I'll be able to purchase a place using the 70% rule. Here's an example: ...
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Help me out a bit here. Just trying to get a sense of this.If I were to flip one house that I bought under my name and sell under my name.And if I have a regular full time w2 job.Would that mean that the flip would be...
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I recently got two super HOOD houses under contract for $15,000. I put out some signs, spoke with what seemed like a million people, showed the property, verbally spared with buyers and finally settled on a $35,000 o...
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Hi everyone,A new pro member here. I am on the verge of my first deal but am not feeling all that confident. I have listened to almost all of the podcasts and am starting to read books on real estate investing, but ...