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Hi everyone, I am a Senior Business Analyst here at BiggerPockets. My team is currently working to bring new features to the BiggerPockets community, many of which will focus on using broad real estate investing marke...
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Hello BP Community,I'm a REI out of Central California, with multiple SFH invested locally. I am looking to make the jump to start investing out of state I've been researching a few different cities across the count...
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Hello all,
A newbie here... getting started into the world of rental investments. I live in Bay area, considering nearby more affordable areas such as Elk Grove, Sacramento, Clovis, Lathrop. I'm conflicted on what s...
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My wife and I currently own and live in our townhome in OC. Estimated 300k in equity currently. Would like to dip my toe in investing in rental properties. We would like to move into a bigger, forever home in the very...
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Hello all, I am new to real estate investing but invest professionally in the stock market. I am based in NY and realize that finding opportunities here for any potential for positive cap rates are practically non exi...
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Long time BP member and done 3-4 flix & flips. Fortunate enough to have liquidated assets- what to do with 500k in todays market? In Denver, with 7% interest rates the numbers are HARD to make work. Please advise
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Hey BP,
I've been viewing the site for a few weeks now and thought I would put up my first post.
A quick intro, I'm an accounting student near Pittsburgh, PA and will be finishing up within a year. I am looking to...
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I got comfortable over the past few years with two private lenders that I was working with. At basically the same time the one turned 70 years old and needs to start taking mandatory withdraws from his SD-IRA and he ...
Hello. I have about 20K. How do you suggest I get started in RE?
I'm in Bay-Area. How can I get my first house...
Thanks :)
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So i understand you can record the structure portion of the property as depreciation as a paper expense. But do I have to? I expect the cash flow to be so small that taking the depreciation makes no difference. If ...