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Hello everyone I'm excited to be a part of this platform and I'm looking to buy an investment property. I live in the Salinas CA and medium homes are priced right around $450-500K. The way the real estate market is ...
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I am About to close on my second property!
I really need a good software program for bookkeepingb and not aure if I should buy quickbooks or a dedicated real estate program.
My business is structured in that I hav...
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Hey BP Forum! When you purchase a buy and hold property do you believe in making only necessary repairs or do you go in and gut the place even if it doesn’t help your ROI? I’ve been going back and forth on thi...
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Quick history: I currently own 2 homes. 1 S8 rental, and 1 primary residence. Both purchased pre RE collapse as pre-construction with 100% financing (irrelevant)...
I see a large disparity with the prices of certain ...
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Seems more and more MF buildings now coming on the market are soliciting offers without the buyers being able to see the property.
Some properties said no visiting any units, don't knock on any doors, don't p...
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We're looking at purchasing a SF home for rental. We found one that is practically turnkey - it could be ready to rent in 2-3 weeks at most. We estimate $500-1000 for improvements/repairs because it needs very litt...
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Hello,My mother-in law has about 700K in her retirement accounts and has suddenly needed to go into long term care (about 8K per month.) We are thinking that rather than simply spend down her retirement funds to pay f...
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Hello everyone,I hope this question finds you well.After visiting a few U.S. real estate investing websites for French nationals, I am receiving offers for full packages investments in Detroit. I would like the opini...
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Hello,
Can you use your 401k money or IRA money to purchase a real estate investment and keep the cash flow now? I see all over the internet a short answer of no, but what about the following situations:
1) example:...
Hello all, I’ve been hesitant to actually post anything in the forums, but I feel like I need help from a group of like minded people. I’m currently living with my in-laws (and actually happy). I have a decent job, no...