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1.) What was your first real estate investment?
2.) Pros and cons of the route you took?
3.) Would you recommend a beginner investor take the same path you took to get started as a real estate investor?
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I've always heard and believed that you should only buy on actuals. But I've been hearing more and more of the experts buying at a low cap rate(5-5.5 and even lower)Therefore I'm assuming they're buying on what the pr...
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How to convince the seller to go into contract with me no money down ?? I need help can any one give me ideas???
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Alright BPers, what would you do with this lead?I started a Facebook campaign just last night and got a phone call about a property in an area where we are looking at doing rehabs. The owner is living there currently ...
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Hi there,Found what appears to be a great house for our 5th investment property - a 5bd/2bath a few blocks from MARTA (Atlanta's "subway") and 2 stops from the airport. There is an upstairs loft with two additional ro...
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Hello Bigger Pockets community! Other than my newbie intro, this is my first official post on the boards: of course it involves a question, but first a little background: I currently have a rental home in Florida (m...
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I feel dumb for asking this given how I once had a mortgage.But.. let's say you bought a house for less than it was worth. So you have equity built in. And let's use real numbers. This mythical house was bought for ...
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A lot of people ask me if it’s beneficial to do a cost segregation study on a single family home, the answer is yes! Determining exactly how beneficial is based on a multitude of factors, but a cost segregation stud...
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hi! I am a 40 year old cyclist in southern california (who pays the bills by working as a physician), married with 4 kids. Believe it or not, I am even more ignorant of finances and investing than your average physici...
Is it smart to hire my realtor as my property management being that they own a property management business? Or is it smarter to keep my realtor and property management separated. Im thinking its seems convenient to h...