Hello BPers,I own a rental property (single family home) in CA bay area, and I was looking into doing a 1031 exchange with a larger property as a way to upgrade income. But on second thoughts, after years of being a ...
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My scenario: I have 40k$ in cash right now. 10K$ in stocks. Me and wife both have W2 jobs. We both want to retire in 10 years from now with 10k$ in cash flow per month.
Goal: Buy SFH rental property and rent them ou...
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I live in Los Angeles and I am trying to find my first deal to buy and hold . Should I look for deals in Los Angeles or out of state ?
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Consider two investors just getting started. One wants to build and is in principle opposed to buying existing structures; the other is only interested in buying.
Which will come out on top?
I know that most will ...
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I've been talking to several investors, attorneys, and CPAs over the past 6 months about this, including Mark Kohler and Anderson Advisors (Clint Coons' company). I have yet to choose who I want to go with as my atto...
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I am sure this has been asked over and over again, but what are the best city, states for rental properties (single family and multi family)? What city, states have you been successful? What city, states do you avoid?
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I was stunned when our family friend told me that she would contribute $100 K in cash towards my purchase of a $250,000 Duplex at Tinley Park, Il. I already made an offer on this Duplex and waiting for the Seller's ba...
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Its awkward, but it needs to be said....
The FACTS about our economy (GDP, unemployment, workforce participation, etc...) have no bearing on asset prices!
I'm not an economist, I'm just a curious young man. There w...
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Well, us unfortunate folk who cater to C-class tenants in Upstate NY just got our heads handed to us. The legislature does not want to own public housing; it just merely wants to CONTROL all the housing privately own...
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Whether you own 1 or 100 investment properties I'd love to get your answer.Thank you kindly, Suly