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A little background first. In 2011-2012 purchased with 20% down loans 10 condos in sunny San Diego. Averaging about $48,000.00 cash flow. Life was good. Then I calculated my return on Equity and noticed San Diego ...
Hello,I am new to Bigger Pockets. I am trying to help my mother who is in a difficult real estate situation (I apologize for this lengthy email in advance but it is a complex situation). She lives in Hawaii but purcha...
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I know an owner (very old school) who is ready to retire and liquidate his portfolio. He has a few buildings in DC valued at over $1M . He has already started to sell off some of his properties. He does not employ ...
Hello everyone,
First I must thank J Scott for the business plan template that he's made available through his website. I spent about 8 hours yesterday on it, but thank God I finally have a great business plan and the...
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I am thinking of transferring funds from my Simple IRA to a self-directed real estate IRA. Wondering if anyone has done this and how difficult is it?
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Hi BP Community,I have 2, 4 units total Duplexes that I purchased in the last 2 years that were money makers last year. Everything was going well before 2022 hit and tenant turnover happened. Unit 1 turn: renter went ...
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I’m really excited to rent the upstairs apartment to my new duplex. I just posted my rental on Zillow and have several viewings scheduled. Anyone have advise or tips on how to further screen tenants prior to the viewi...
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Hi! I’m Christine. I need help. I decided almost 10 years ago that I wanted to become a REI. My grandfather had multiple rental properties and at a young age I understood the benefits and was intrigued. No sooner had ...
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Hi Everyone! I’m new to RE investing and hope to get some advice from local experts here on the best way to do house hacking or rental investment in Pasadena.
Why Pasadena, you ask?
My current job is in DTLA, so t...
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I have ready many, many opinions on the topic, but never one with my specific scenario, of course. I would love to hear some opinions on what others would do in my shoes. I'm a 36 year old in the Clearwater, FL area. ...