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Hey BP,I recently purchased a small vacant lot in Philadelphia. I am now considering building a triplex (3 unit) on the lot, so I would need a loan for the construction costs. For any lenders or experienced builders o...
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Hello, my name is Alison Olson. I am student looking to get into my first investment deal and plan to house hack in the Minneapolis area. I am looking for advice on how to find nice neighborhoods in or near the city t...
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I purchased and put in service a STR condo this year (2023). Purchase price was ~$200k. It is self-managed. It is a condo, so no land value. I am considering a cost-seg study and looking for recommendations on profess...
are the property texas eating into your cash flow? how do you invest in texas knowing that property taxes are high and out of control?
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I want to get the community's thoughts. How much money should I insure my rental properties for with ACV (actual cash value) and $10K deductible? Should I insure for the capital I have in the homes or for how much t...
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Hello all,
Vet looking to buy a duplex in Lakewood with VA loan and house hack for two years. I like Lakewood, I’d like to buy here. Been looking seriously for over a year, and the pricing and competition is outr...
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This is the first year my prior home became a rental and I understand that depreciation is only for the value of the home. I looked up the tax assessment and the total is less than half of what I paid when I bought i...
Anyone in the forum have past or current experience in the South Central Pennyslvania markets?I am brand new but trying to get an idea of local markets before my investing begins in the coming years. I am mostly looki...
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Hey guys!I have two directions I can take to get my foot in the door of real estate. My first is to buy the house I am renting from family right now. It is a 3 bedroom 1 bath single family house built in the 1940s wor...
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Hey you guys I am still somewhat new to all this as I am still trying to get my first house hack. I was just wondering if I chose to go the BRRR route how do you guys go about estimating rehab expenses if you don't kn...