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I live in the Bay Area and never was able to jump in the market here - now it's insanely expensive. I need to invest in other areas outside of the Bay Area such as Dallas, Charlotte, maybe Tampa . . .Houston? I would ...
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I'm curious to know how the agents are doing with the retail buyers. I don't know many investors who are still active in the markets right now. As a RE Agent, how many showings have you had in the past 10 business days?
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I just watched a video online of someone explaining why he would never flip a house. He basically said the reason is because if you flip a house it is considered ordinary income tax + self-employment tax which ends up...
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Hi BP Folks,So I am currently in the process of purchasing my first rental property via Land Contract, and would be so grateful for any advice I could get!Here's the scenario:3 unit property1800 SFBuilt in 1935List pr...
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Hello everyone,I have been doing some research on where I would like to invest out of state. Although I like the idea with investing in Florida or Texas I think the areas in those states I would be interested in may ...
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I have an interesting/very uncommon situation I would love to get some comments on what you all think. While looking for properties I found an elderly man who has no family left. He never got married or had kids. He c...
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I'm new to the BP family and live in the Auburn,Al area. I'm interested in exploring the world of REI but I'm unsure of where to start in my area. Anyone know of a good group of investors in the area?
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Currently me and a partner own and manage 12 units. We are looking to add more units and grow but are not sure exactly the best way to do this. I know we have access to capital using debt financing (~$100k or more @...
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Finally purchased our first rental property! Being a newbie, I just wanted to reach out to the BP community and ask if these fees are usual or customery?100% of the first months rent.10% of the montly rental.3% of a y...
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Hi everyone!My husband and I are planning on jumping in to the Chicago market and are pursuing fix/flips. We are having trouble deciding which entity(LLC, S-Corp, land trusts, etc.) to create and are looking for advic...