I have to apologize in advance, because I am sure this topic has been beaten to death, I just hope to clarify some things and introduce some new thoughts to everyone else that wants to get into this thing full time.
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How did you buy your first apartment building? Did you do smaller deals before that to build up capital or did you read books, educate yourself, save up and go starting it to apartment buildings?Anyone here who starte...
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I plan on buying a new primary residence , around 600k, does it make sense to put 20% down to prevent PMI? Or would you rather put 10% to get more cash for other investments? 20% down = 120k. 10% down = 60k20% down , ...
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Hi all,I am currently in the process of selling a vacant lot owned by my LLC in Washington state. I have owned the property for about 2 years and will only make about $8k, but I was wondering if there is a way to avoi...
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After thinking about real estate investing for sometime, I decided enough was enough and it's time to stop thinking and start doing. Thanks to BP, the world of real estate investing suddenly felt tangible to the avers...
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I was lucky enough to get into a rental about a year ago, but have been stuck trying to go up from there because of DTI. I’d like to go out of state because there are better markets but not sure how to get started. An...
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Hi everyone,I’ve been reading about the pros and cons with residential versus commercial real estate. I think the pros to residential are a lower barriers to entry, more inventory, beginner friendly, and have the abil...
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Hi, newbie here! My partners and I formed a parent company in WY and a subsidiary llc in Ohio to purchase a real estate investment property (where we purchased property in 2021). All we had in 2020 tax yr was fees to ...
Hey everyone this is my first post though I have listened to many podcasts and studied literature. I am currently a healthcare professional and I travel all over the US for my job. I earn good money but currently don’...
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If the quintessential investing mantra is "buy low, sell high" what's a good investing strategy when the market is appreciating to the point of possibly being inflated. And how does that fit in with the other mantra "...