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Hello BP,Before I go into the deal specifics I feel like I have to justify WHY I am choosing to invest in San Diego. Essentially it all boils down to my current situation. I am a first time buyer, Navy veteran current...
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Even though Net Present Value is used mainly in financial management I think it is probably the best ratio/calculation for analyzing a real estate deal. Unfortunately in Real Estate Analysis people usually use mainly ...
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I recently finished watching larry goins video on how to get houses for $5,000. Never heard of this strategy but pretty much hes saying you can get on a realtors email list for the properties they have under $25,00...
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I want to become a Millionaire through real estate investing. I want to build a real estate businesses that can give me financial freedom and can help me reach a 7-8 figure net worth by my 50's. What is the best way t...
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Hello!
I'm a recent new member to this site, and I think it's an excellent resource for people like me who are brand new to RE investing.
I've had the "privilege" to attend a 3 day "intro to REI" course put on by th...
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So I'm lying in bed, exhausted. Just when I fall asleep, my cat wakes me up just to be annoying.
But rather than quickly falling back to sleep... I start doing real estate math in my head. And suddenly I'm wi...
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MY FIRST BP POST! YAY!I have read 100 books, read forums, watched podcasts, analyzed deals, talked to my lender, paid off all my debt and I have $50k to play with. I can't use that $50k to buy multiple properties in D...
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Hello All,First of all, thank you for such wealth of information in this place. I wanted to know if any of you have invested in properties outside of your state? I am from NY and investing in properties here is very e...
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I am looking at a 160 unit storage unit complex.
What should be the cap rate be?
I figured 10%
What are the occupancy rates should I figure?
I used 85% but not sure how much turn over there is in storage units. I ...
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When entering a new market, what is your most reliable technique when reaching out to work with new realtors and why? I have been using Zillow's Find an Agent tool and the basic Google search but only about 40% of tho...