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Greetings,
My wife and I are just flirting with the idea of jumping into real estate investing. I am retired and working on career #2. We have three children; two in college, one leaving for college next year. All of...
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I am using the BP rental calc to evaluate properties for potential rental performance. What numbers is everyone using for their expenses?I am using:Vacancy- 6%-8% this gives me one months rent at 8% or just enough to ...
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I post a ad on Facebook offering a $500 referral fee for anyone who can give and address of a crappy, ugly house. It's that illegal?
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Hello BP Community! I'm writing this post to begin chronicling the learning experiences we've had so far in the purchase, renovation, refinance, and renting out of a multi-family property in the city of St. Louis. I'm...
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Hi all!I'm looking for some help and/or mentor as I've been grateful to save $500,000 but I'm not sure where to best invest these savings in. Ideally, I would like to generate a 10% to 20% return on investment as I'm ...
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Hi all, I want to start a thread about the pros and cons of listing STRs with a personal individual hosting account vs as a 'brand' or 'business' account. I currently own and self-manage two STRs in Maine and should b...
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New investor here. I have been walking through a lot of houses and trying to find a winner. I am getting some houses from wholesalers and their numbers seem to be very off. Ex: 130 purchase/50 rehab/240 ARV. I get my...
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I have done a lot of studies of listed Milwaukee properties, particularly those listed below $50k. I am surprised to see a couple of investors are unloading their properties by selling in bundles. Their properties a...
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Hello everybody,
I am strongly considering part of my SDIRA to be in Notes funds. I am looking for high quality players in the industry with great historical record.
Let's talk about good and "not so good" funds!
I w...
Hi everyone, I would really love to get some insights on what it is like to be an investor renting out to Section 8 tenants. I feel like this is a great way to start in real estate as a new investor considering a few ...