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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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Hello BP! I am one step closer to officially being an investor. I have been presented with a promissory note secured by real estate by a borrower, but I am very nervous about how to proceed with the drafted note provi...
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Does anyone know if it's possible to get a 1st Lien HELOC on investment properties? If so, what banks/lenders will do this? Any lenders have insight into this?
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1) Not keeping enough reserves. Big expense hits and owner cannot handle it
2) Fix/flip - unforseen repair needed. Too many deals go bad.
I'm curious to hear how RE empires go down during recessions.
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I have been reading to various blogs and forums (btw Brandon Turner, you are the man) and they have left me wondering, what should I do ONCE I AM FINISHED WITH COLLEGE. I understand the importance of getting to my loc...
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I'm a Programmer/Analyst (working in Los Angeles) who will be retiring in October of 2018. I own a duplex that I've had for over 20 years - it cash flows very well. My dad basically required each of my sibilings to o...
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I’ve been in realestate investing for over 10 years. I continually hear people talk about “paying no taxes” being a benefit to owning realestate, but I’ve yet to have heard a single explanation of how that’s possible...
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For some background, I am single in my early 30's and interested in making my first purchase or investment into the new year. Many of my friends (married) are buying their first homes, and I want to start building my...
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The following link from Business Insider discusses proposed relief that AirBNB has asked Congress to implement in light of policy changes they have made impacting property owners revenue. https://www.businessinsider.c...
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anybody read the article in yahoo news last night?
http://finance.yahoo.com/real-estate/article/104340/Housing-Meltdown;_ylt=Ai901LEwyqLqzknB1gjFYe5O7sMF
Some "speculators" are calling for a 25% reduction in price ...