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Hi all,I want to begin investing in real estate. I live in Cleveland and would like to focus on the city and surrounding suburbs to begin real estate investing.I've never done anything like this before and am a little...
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In the end, I'd certainly get qualified legal/tax advice, but I'm looking for some more initial information here. If my wife and I sell an investment property (held in our names) and do a 1031 Tenants in Common exchan...
H all,Question on house hacking, I bought my current property November 2020, at that point I purchased all appliances for the house along other necessities. Quite large expenses.Since January 2021 I have been renting ...
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Hi there folks! Have an interesting situation on my hands and wanted to get some input from the community before taking any action. I am looking at a property right now, here in San Diego, that is a triplex - one main...
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My husband and I are first time investors currently shopping for our first property. We plan to buy a home, live in it for a year or two while updating it and then move out and continue the process on another...
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All,The city of Kansas City, Missouri is proposing new short-term rental regulations. Here is the city blog post about the ordinance. I *think* you're meant to provide feedback by replying to the blog post; comments...
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I live in california and have been speaking to my CPA about creating an LLC for purchasing property. He advised against in for properties in california because of the associated costs/tax with little extra benefit. I...
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Hi BPers, I m just wondering if any of you who lives in big cities and rent your rooms (through airbnb, craigslist, etc) are able to utilize the rent money as loan qualification.I live in a part of the city, where it...
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I rehabbed a few properties in the early 90s where there was a decent supply of houses at the HUD auctions and not a huge amount of competition from homebuyers. In about 95 I went to an auction with about 2000 home b...
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Wanted to connect with BiggerPocket members who are located in San Jose and actively interested to build and invest in Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) as an affordable rental option. Due to the cost of living crunch, S...