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In 2014 my wife and I purchased our first home near Norfolk, VA for $307,000, putting $0 down on the property though a VA loan. Best decision ever!! - That is, until I heard about real estate investing, house hackin...
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HI Everyone...Just joined BP - I've been reading the forums for 1 month. Lots of great information. Thanks to everyone who is sharing their knowledge. I am debating whether it is worth using my SD IRA to purchase rea...
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So me and my wife currently have 8 units currently rented, 6 homes and a duplex. The question I have is I was watching Grant Cardone and he was saying to never rent single family homes but to sell homes and rent apart...
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Hey y'all. I'm Kurt and boy do I understand the phrase "you don't know what you don't know" because, well, I know so vanishingly little about real estate investing that pretty much everything is a recursive "don't kn...
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Hi, guys! I still need to file taxes for 2018. I also have a new LLC but did not make any money this year. I remember reading that I can simply complete my normal tax form and that will also count toward my single mem...
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I have a funny tenant story. I need you guys to tell me how you would deal with it since its an example of the little expenses that can eat up your profits.
My tenants were complaining loudly and often that their ho...
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I've been looking into the future lately, maybe 5 or 10 years down the road. I was wondering what happens when I want to sell my real estate business. Lets say I've built up enough business to net around $3 to $5 Mill...
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I'm close to completing my second flip, I just listed the property on my local MLS when I had an idea:
Why not cash out refi for more than I have in the property.
I bought the house for $40k in cash, I have less tha...
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I'm in my mid-50's and just getting started RE investing (haven't yet bought my first investment property). I'm feeling pressure to scale up cash flow quickly because of my age -- so I'm considering jumping right int...
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I own a few rental properties here locally by I’m thinking of buying some more in another state. My question is what are some of the mistakes that newbies make when investing out of states?