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November last year, I bought a vacant 9 unit for $210k, put in $40k to renovate and after fully leased, it appraised for $440k. In April, I pulled out 80% or $318k and used $200k to pay off the private loan of the 9 u...
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Hey there! My name is Brett. I have been doing some research in the articles and forums here. This is my first post. I have some questions and ideas about how to get into the investment property game. I’m hoping that ...
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My wife and I lived in a house from March 2016 to September 2018 (almost exactly 18 months to the day). We then rented it out after we relocated across town. If we move back in for 6 months are we able to avoid the ca...
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Hello BP members,I've been reading BP posts, blogs and listening to podcasts. They are immensely helpful to get started on my REI journey. Thanks a lot to the whole community.My current goal is to build a side income ...
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Question for those who have been around a while, I haven't been able to figure this out myself from research. I'm referring mainly to larger markets, say over 1 million people at least, during a housing crash / downtu...
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Two years ago I brought property management in house in my business. I made this decision after I realized that property managers don't work for me. Instead, they work for themselves. Sometimes our interests interse...
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I'm ready to get into real estate investing full time, however, I've recently gone from being an employee to being self-employed. Now I find that I can't get mortgages on properties until I have two years of tax retur...
35 years old married w/ about $1m in assets. $600k in cash and around $400k in retirement account.Looking to live the retiree lifestyle soon and looking for passive income. Currently reside in NC but will probably be ...
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Background to me: currently 22, a decent amount saved up (60k), and my goal is to own long hold rental real estate then eventually get into flips, airbnbs, and build a business around that. I’m in the position where I...
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I am currently doing my market analysis in the central florida area and narrowing it down to my top cities. I am looking for a little advice on what others have done and how far I shoud I narrow my search. Should I s...