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BiggerPockets is excited to introduce its newest book, The Book on Tax Strategies for the Savvy Real Estate Investor! Taxes! Boring and irritating, right?Perhaps. But if you want to succeed in real estate, your tax st...
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Hello BP Community!I am in the early stages of learning about Real Estate and the different strategies investor can follow to reach their goals. I have been very interested in the idea of house hacking because it is a...
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I help investors purchase investment homes in my city. I have many clients who buy from me and I do a great deal to make sure they are happy. Lunches, dinners, gifts when they purchase, time invested driving around ...
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I have a single family rental under contract. During the inspection period, I had an electrician look at the home because it has aluminum wiring. He said it wasn’t up to code and potentially hazardous due to improper ...
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Does anyone have an alternative way of calculating the value of a BRRRR in terms of future income - present value? Annuity, perpetuity, zero-coupon bond with a speculated maturity value? What I'm trying to solve is fi...
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I would love to hear what other agents around BP are doing to help find their buyer clients deals. There are never enough good deals on the MLS. We always submit lower offers but they end up selling regardless. I am o...
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Hello,
I've been lurking/learning here for a little while.
LOVE this site and it's lovely helpful contributors!
I'm considering getting a Texas Real Estate License before I start REI.
I've been studying/investiga...
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For those experienced in private lending: This question was posed to me in my membership group from an investor:What strategies have been most effective for scaling your loan volume to $5M+ per month? I'm particularly...
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Looking for anyone who has a duplex that is mix of STR & LTR and claim material participation for the STR side for the "STR loophole" to offset active W2 income? I recently had an email exchange with my CPA regard...
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I have these signs up in three locations all in busy areas, all double sided. They've been up for almost three weeks and im not getting any calls from them. Any insight or advice would be greatly appreciated.