I own a 5 bedroom 3&1/2 bath house with a finished basement. I’m hoping to live in the basement and rent out the top 2 floors. How should I split utilities, HOA, ect?Can I limit the rental to not include the backy...
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I went to my first REIA meeting the other day.... I was surprised to see that there were only 6 other people there.... The guy speaking was a wholesaler/flipper.... After about an hour of casual conversation about thi...
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Good morning BiggerPockets Team!
Can anyone direct me to someone who can talk to me about self-directed IRAs/401ks and if either is a fit for me?
Thank you for any leads in advance!
Jarod
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So many lenders will not touch a small deal. Could this be a remedy and if not why not?
1. Assume there are 10 investors in the City X who purchased with their own money 10 properties. Each property has ARV significa...
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So far i have completed 8 flips, 5 of which are sold, 3 of which are currently listed for sale, and 1 new flip currently under renovation. For the first 8 houses, i ran the jobs as the general contractor during the re...
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In everyone's opinion, what are the best up and coming neighborhoods in Chicago to invest in real estate, whether they be single families, multi families, apartment complexes, etc.
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Just had to share - the request went something like this --we have kept our dog in the yard and paid our rent on time, we want to stay another year or two then buy a house so we want to go month to month, and can yo...
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I want to know if it is a wise investment to buy a condo on the beach in Panama City Florida with today's pricIng. For rental income with property manager.
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I'm getting into real estate through wholesaling, and I've invested $20k into education, lawyers, marketing, etc., but I've been struggling to find my first real estate seller because it's a seller's market. I've done...
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Hello BP!We have owned a duplex for about 7 months, it had long term tenants (9 years), they are both in their 70's. From the first time we met them during the initial walkthrough, they were not happy, with just abou...