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Hello BP family,
Thanks for stopping by because I need your help. As a new investor I'm very thankful to you for even responding to my question. So many so called GURU's do even take time out their day to personally...
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I was thinking - is financial independence acheived when you have enough property to produce rent that will cover all of your monthly expenses, and then have some to put aside in case something happens. Is this right...
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Hey BiggerPockets,I have retirement money in a few places but they are mostly stock based. Lately stocks have not been performing that well. In an effort to diversify I would like to invest in real estate. Turnkey ...
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MARCS or straight line depreciation. So as I understand it if I use MARCS I will be on the hook for more in taxes when I sell the property vs straight line depreciation. Still with that in mind what is the preferred d...
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My oldest son and his younger brother want to buy their first rental property while they are in college. They can use it as their dorm and rent out to several roommates, too so that they can live rent free and have ...
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Hello Fellow BP members im looking for some quality contractors that work in connecticut, preferably hartford county (new britain, newington, plainville , southington, berlin, farmington, avon, bloomfield, meriden, we...
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(Thanks in advance for any suggestions and advice)
There is a SFH property about 2 miles from my house that I drive by twice a day (to and from work). It's had a FSBO sign in front of it almost from the time...
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Hi guys,
Our current tenants have moved out and the new ones will be moving soon. This is a student rental that has carpets throughout and we wanted to steam clean the carpets. I was thinking it would make sense to in...
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Hello BP,In order to gain greater buying power (sooner) I was wondering if it's legal or if anyone here has ever combined their spouses 401k to use in a self directed 401k trust to purchase real estate property.I unde...
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I am in search of a company that offers both custodian controlled and checkbook controlled solo 401k plans without alot of extra fees and provides good customer service. I would like to hear from actual customers with...