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A few years ago I converted a few 401K's into one self-directed/checkbook IRA. I setup an LLC that facilitates the financial transactions on behalf of the IRA.I recently purchased a vacation rental via the LLC, from ...
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Can I run a deal past you guys? The deal is for 7 duplexes 14 doors all 2bd/1ba about 675 square feet each for $175k Total in Rossville GA. They have a tone of deferred Mantinance 11k per door, but thats to be expect...
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When companies move their headquarters out of California, they choose Texas way more than they choose any other state. Since Jan. 1, 2018, some 107 companies have moved their headquarters to Texas from the Golden Stat...
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The SCARLETT Method
I’ll start off this essay with a quick disclaimer, I in no way, created the idea of renting out homes by the room. All I did was formulate an acronym and implemented a few practices to keep...
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I've been here listening and reading things on BiggerPockets for a few years now.
In December 2018 I finally decided to pull the trigger and buy my first house. I bought the house with the intention of turning it ...
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Hi all. Newbie investor here. The only property I own right now is the one I live in, a condo in Somerville, MA. I've been doing a lot of reading and meditating on where the next opportunity will be coming out of wher...
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Hello BP,I'm looking to start investing out of my state and came across this REO house in NC. It's been on the market forever and the price keeps going down. I don't know what's wrong with it. Based on the pictures...
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Hey BP!I wanted to start a discussion to hear other arguments or inputs other than my self generate content on the following:1.) Is maximizing cash flow or loan paydown/payoff more important? #askBP2.) Why?Thanks for...
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I am a financial planner. Took all the CFP courses and passed the test. Very (VERY) little of the course material focused on real estate as an investment. Stocks, bonds, and insurance products were covered in detail (...
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I’m a new investor deciding on markets to invest in.
2% rule usually is great but the concern from guys like David Greene and others is that the better cash flow and the lower the entry price, the more “headaches” y...