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Hello BP,
I'm new to the site, and as a matter of fact this will be my introductory post!
I'm very interested in RE, and wanted to start out by buying a duplex, so I could live in half and rent out the other. I'm cu...
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We just did an inspection on a quadruplex we were hoping to buy for our first deal. This is on the south shore of Montreal, and the property was built in 1945. The current owner wrote that there was no vermiculite in ...
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I’d like to get some advice as to what would be a better strategy....I am in the process of building a new home to be my personal residence. I will turn the current home I’m living into a STR I also have one other LT...
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Income growth is an important factor in determining rent growth. The two exhibit a fairly strong long-term relationship, shown by the graph below.
But if rents are growing faster than incomes (blue dots in below), th...
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What was passed
Baltimore city council just passed a bill requiring owners of over 10 units to offer alternatives to security deposits. Alternatives include paying in installments and paying for insurance.
What now...
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Found out at #NoteCamp in a presentation by Tyler Carter from Nuview IRA that compared to a SDIRA, with a 401K, you can....1. Contribute up to $53,000 ($59,000 if you're over 50) in a year to a 401K where the annual c...
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I don't know if any of you caught the governor's state of the state address yesterday, but he did a pretty bad job of convincing me CT will be turning around.
The entire speech revolved around the budget deficit in ...
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Hi everyone,I am from Toronto Canada and I am looking for my first investment property in U.S. I'd like to hear your opinion about Milwaukee , WI.What is your experience ?Thanks,Mojdeh
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Hi,
I am a newbie and I want to invest in Barlett, NH (a great ski town which also happens to have an excellent school and low taxes). I live in Washington state for now and wish to invest some of my home equity. my...
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Hi all,My name is Nate, I'm a first time poster here on the Bigger Pockets forums. I have a question in regards to my mothers house in CT, and how she could potentially turn the property into something that could work...