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I am a new investor looking for to connect with investors in my local area. I am in the 30228/30253 area and am working towards finding my first investment property. Any advice/experiences are welcome. Thanks,Chris
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In the latter part of last year I executed a very large 1031 exchange and I am now the owner of a number of real estate properties. The properties are all owned free and clear and the income from them has proven to be...
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Ok, I’m dealing with a seller and he has two properties he’s willing to sell. I found the arv for one but I can’t find the arv on the other because of the lack of comps. THEY ARENT ANY LITERALLY. The square footage is...
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Still dealing with the aftermath of IRMA here in South Florida, even though I have four large trees completely uprooted and caved into my house and my rentals, I am still counting my blessing the eye wall didn't come ...
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I have two STRs I purchased in 2022. Due to changes in my life, I'm looking to sell and 1031 into LTRs. I did bonus depreciation on both properties Will I need to worry about paying the taxes back if I 1031 into LTRs?
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As far as I know, South Carolina does have outrageously high property tax for out-of-state investors. Are there any other states to be aware of?
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Hey BP Community!New to REI - starting off my first investment with a Duplex located in Southeast Michigan. What type of insurance should I be looking for?Can anyone refer a good insurance provider? Thanks,Courtney
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My electrician is recommending that we rewire the entire house bc the existing wiring is copper but does not have a ground (built in 1968). We plan to BRRRR this one. He says it would improve home res...
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So I purchased a property a few months ago through a wholesaler, a Hard Money Lender actually blasted out the deal to investors across the country and I was able to get the deal. I just completed the rehab a couple of...
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Big question - why hasn't anyone applied data science and machine learning in the real estate domain?With the recent (7 years?) advances in natural language processing, image recognition and the validation of various ...