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Hi! New real estate investor here with a goal of investing to replace my income within the next 3 years. I live in the SF Bay Area, which is one of the most expensive real estate markets in the country, so my goal i...
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Want to share my experience doing turnkey with REI Nation.I started buying my first property with them back in the summer of 2020. The property is great. I was very specific and insisted on a class A property. To date...
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Hello!New to these forums but have been following real estate investing for a couple months now since buying my first multi-family property in Southern California. Since the market in CA is ridiculously expensive, I a...
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These seems to be a common unanswered topic. Here is my specific situation: I have about 20 years of successful investing experience in both flips and buy and hold. As a result, I have many friends/ family/ business...
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Hey Bigger Pockets Team - I have done some research on moving my 401k from corporate America to some form of self directed venue.Like Dirty Harry - I am looking for THE GOOD, THE BAD and THE UGLY!Anyone have any great...
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I've been doing quite a bit of research on the new "reasonable steps" enumerated in the SEC page for the new JOBS Act. This page:
Eliminating the Prohibition on General Solicitation and General Advertising i...
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In August of 2013 I paid $7,680 for lead abatement. I am eligible for $4,500 lead tax credit through the state of Massachusetts. My question is, do I still claim the 7,680 as a deductible repair expense or do I ha...
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Hello BF friends,
I am very "itchy" to invest out of state , nearby ( Rhode Island). I live in the Boston area, have 2 multi's & have a full time job
( self-employed) .
So , Boston to Rhode Island , would be ...
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Hi everyone - Little history on my situation:I have been obsessively learning about real estate investing over the last year and getting my fiance into it as well. I was renting in a nice neighborhood close to downtow...
A friend of mine from overseas is interested in investing in real estate in my local market. He would provide 100% of the financing (through his bank at a low interest rate) and I would provide the oversight and coor...