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Hi biggerpockets friends,
It's my first post on the forum and I would like to get some help on starting my first investment property. I have around 250-320k cash to invest.
I live in the South Bay where houses are e...
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A bit of a rant here ... I've been in these forums for seven years and have followed the Airbnb laws in Colorado the entire time. I've always been able to find my STR clients investments that are legal and whose numbe...
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Hey all,
So I was looking at a 10-unit multi-family property the other day online and it was advertising an 8 CAP. But when I ran the numbers, the CAP rate I got was closer to 6. When I asked the broker where the 8 CA...
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Firstly, I'm not asking for legal advice, so any replies don't need a disclaimer :)A seller I'm buying a house from is concerned about becoming ineligible for food stamps and Medicaid when I buy the second property on...
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My wife and I have become increasingly interested in diversifying our portfolio and investing in real estate. Most of our non-liquid assets are invested in a low-cost, globally diversified ETF portfolio, but see a lot...
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Let's say you put 15% down on an investment property (2nd SFH, New Construction) and with property taxes, homeowner's insurance, and PMI the monthly mortgage is $4,300However, in the market (location), most of the ren...
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Hi BP community!
After educating myself for some time, I’ve been making baby steps in developing my plan and strategy to purchase my 1st property.
I recently spoke with an investor friendly real estate agent and he ...
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It's nice to see that some of our Constitutional Rights have been restored since W left office...
Here's a great example...
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How important is it for my first deal to be a good deal?I’m new to real estate. My network is small. I don’t have muscles to flex, I don’t have past experience to guide me. I’ve read books, listened to podcasts and we...