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Hello Bigger Pockets Community. Thank you in advance for your insight and discussion.
We are beginning Landlords and living in one of our investment properties (duplex). Our upstairs tenants decided to buy and bri...
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Any silver lining there. 100,000 creditors. 78,000 homes empty, population 700,000, down 1,300,000 from the glory days. 40% of the street lights are out, half the parks closed and over 100 schools closed. Highest crim...
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Hi BP Family,My name is Michelle and I bought my 1st rental property in 2021. I am looking into getting into residential commercial properties in Orlando, Tampa, or Fort Lauderdale area that contains 90+ doors and jus...
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As I'm readying myself to purchase my first property this year, I'd like to know if it is common and highly recommended to have a general contractor to accompany me during a walk through of a property of interest to h...
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A run down house in a good neighborhood is for sale at $230K. It has already been reduced by $20K, but I think the renovation costs will be quite substantial given the list of things that need to be replaced inside a...
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So I am considering getting my RE license in Michigan, but all of the brokers keep telling me I would have to go through them (and pay them their split) on personal investments/ purchases if I have my license. (With s...
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If my single-member LLC bought a property in 2014, but was not placed up for rental until 2015; so there is no income or expenses (other than capitalized expenses). Do I need to add the property on my Schedule E? It...
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I bought my first rental property earlier this year. Cash flow after I move out (house hacking) and renovating should be 200-300. 30 yr fixed mortgage @ 6.625% with about 76,000 left. Over time, I'll end up paying 96k...
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Hi BP Community! I'm going to dive right in - I am doing my research and due diligence on my next investment. I plan on purchasing a multifamily in Essex County here in NJ where I plan to house hack and rent out the r...
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Trying to decide on using reserves to pay off rental mortgage or keep. I am retired, 72 and own 4 college rental houses. Zero vacancy as housing shortage is acute and typically let students pick their successors. I st...