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Last summer I decided to take the plunge and buy my first single family home ("SFH") to rent, so my money could start working for me instead of me always working for my money. I had discovered Bigger Pockets ("BP") e...
Where I lack understanding is at what point do you start making money for example you buy a duplex lets say it was 300k the monthly mortgage is 2,500 each renter pays 1,500 thatd 500 cash flow which is I guess “profit...
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My previous employer was forced to close shop and I was just told that they are going to send me my 401K funds. I've decided I want to use these funds to invest in real estate (I have a separate IRA from previous 401k...
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Hi, I'm new to the real estate investing world and I wanted to give it a test run with house hacking. So just want some advice or tips, just anything at all you can tell me from a personal standpoint about house hacki...
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This is a "help me"/ post-mortem of a offer I presented to a homeowner today.
I toured her House, and they are living there, but the house is not even rent ready. They started many projects and didn't finis...
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So yesterday day I took over my house that my tenants have literally destroyed. At least in my opinion. I was not making money on this property, literally, I tried renting because my house flipflopped in mortgage and ...
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People don't seem to understand the difference between nominal and real house prices. Real prices are inflation adjusted. The basically cost the same as they always have, adjusted for inflation.
With real estate sur...
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The ADA says true service animals do not require registration, nor can I ask to see it even if they do have it. Does this mean anyone who says their animal is a service animal can get around my no pet policy?I can ask...
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Hi All,
My name is Joshua Bruski-Hyland and I would like to get into the Real Estate investment business at a greater capacity. I am an Active Duty Air Force service member currently living in Tacoma, WA. I've alread...
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I am writing about this on BP because I just found out about it and there are bound to be some tax wizards on here that know about about the game theory needed to navigate our ridiculous tax code. I stumbled upon thi...