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A plea to my community of Real Estate Investors: Can we drop the term "Passive Income"??? It seems to me to have negative connotations and to promote negative impressions of the business and its practitioners! I...
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How do I convince her not to do this... and instead buy 2-4 houses with a turnkey company here locally?
The $210k house is in her neighborhood, has an elderly woman renting it, and doesn't need any repairs. M...
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Hello BP world and happy holidays!I'm new to BP and have been listening to one youtube video on my commutes to and fro work for the past 2 months. I own 2 free and clear properties in south Texas ( one is a solid 3/2 ...
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I'm a young guy (25), and I'm about to sell an asset of mine that through a particular area of expertise I have (and a whole lot of luck) will net me around $60k after taxes. I live in California, and given the horre...
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I like to share personal experiences on BP, rather than all this concept stuff that is often posted. My info is first hand. Either I've done it on seen it done. This is to follow up on just how easy retirement can be ...
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I’ve been browsing BP and researching a lot… How do others put a property under contract FIRST, then secure a HML/private equity/crowdfunding for financing AFTER? (I had a pre-approval letter in this instance). Still,...
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I am looking at purchasing a fourplex with an FHA loan as my first investment. Fourplexes in my area run for $350k+. I am doing my anlysis right now on several and don't see how purchasing a fourplex can cashflow (oth...
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Hi BP Community,I think I found a good duplex to purchase for house hacking that works number wise. This will be my first investment so I am trying to make sure it goes well to set me up for future investments. I di...
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Hi Friends!I am a "relatively new" investor who in a sense is just starting out. I actually have two SFR that I bought over 10 years ago when I was in the military, long before I ever discovered BP and all of the amaz...
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Hello BP is been a long time since I was last on the site, but I was working on my NYS RE course. I have just finished my final exam and have scheduled my state exam, and am confused about how I should get started int...