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You walk into your house, the door is connected to the T.V., the dishwasher can be run by your phone. You can have a discussion via text with your waterbed.What does it all spell out? A smart home!R developers and reh...
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Hi everyone!I have been debating creating an LLC or conducting business as a sole prop with DBA (doing business as). Currently, I do not have any properties. However, I plan to purchase my first rental property in t...
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This is my first post here and I'm happy to be apart of such a knowledgable community! Here's my situation...My wife and I currently own and manage 2 vacation rental properties. We would like to expand even...
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Looking for feedback on my first real estate deal. I am planning to build an 800 sqft. loft apartment over my free-standing garage (at my primary residence) and turn it into a short-term rental marketed through AirBn...
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Hi BP friends!We have a family (2 parents + 1 kid) who are renting from one of our SFRs. Their lease is currently expected to end in mid-May but they are also building a house (we knew this coming into the lease) whi...
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Last month, my company (Boardwalk Wealth) closed on a 138-unit apartment community in Jacksonville, FL. After closing on this deal, I like to reflect and extract lessons that I’ve learnt along the way. The overarching...
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I wanted to get other people’s opinion of JWB as a PM company. I have been disappointed with the amount of fees and personal piggy bank attitude that the PM has regarding owner investments.
My experience with JWB ha...
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Hi everyone I’m in the middle of my first flip. I locked up a single family home (roughly 2600 sq feet) with 5 beds and 3 baths for $454,000.The ARV for the area tells us we can probably sell the house for 685-700k on...
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I think this is the right forum for this question...I have a rental property with high equity and low cash flow. I am thinking to sell it and exchange it via a 1031 for other rental properties with better cash flow.Th...
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For Mortgages, including Primary Residence and Rentals, Do you choose 10, 15, 20, or 30 year terms and why? We tend to go fewer years, with the mind to pay down principal faster and so far all are buy and hold, with ...