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Hi everyone,I want an honest answer about something. I own only one STR property upstate NY that gives me around 11% cash on cash return. This means, I get like around 10k per year, net. But reading some posts here on...
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I know that many may not agree or may even be offended by the idea that if you don’t have 20k you shouldn’t invest in real estate, however, It’s true. If you’re an adult and you have no money saved up, then before you...
Hello BP community,I am looking to purchase my first rental property in SD, but am finding the prices to be very high in relation to potential rent prices, to the point that I may have to take negative cash flow for p...
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Hello BP community, quick question for ya. I am a new investor, soaking up all the information I can and building my business plan. I have two paths I can take to begin investing, wondering what you guys think or sugg...
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I have a few predictions about the economy, and am looking for the strategies of those who have a similar views. I'm not looking to discuss differing views, just if you agree with this view.First, I believe the econom...
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My family and I got into short-term rentals this year and we thought things were going well but since the property was several states over, we had to rely on a virtual property manager. The one we chose was Evolve.I k...
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I currently live in San Francisco Bay Area and looking to invest in out of state markets for cash flow. Can you recommend few good markets that has good cash flow.
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This has been an ongoing issue since the beginning and I'm learning the hard way to screen tenants properly. A family began to rent our newly built house in June and after about a month, the wife had been diagnosed wi...
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A little background on me, I'm 38 been with my current company 22 years managing a large retail business. I get paid fairly well, $90,000+ annual salary but I'm just exhausted with the hours, nights, weekends and holi...
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I am brand new to real estate investing (I don't even have a property yet!). I would really like to self manage to save money, and I think I have the ability to. My father and I can take care of plumbing and electri...