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I am new to the Tampa Bay area and am looking to get familiar with desirable neighborhoods. I have been trying to focus on the Pinellas County area (anywhere from Largo, Clearwater, Seminole, Pinellas Park) I am look...
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Read an interesting article recently about viewing paying PMI and viewing it as an interest expense on a diminishing principal amount (as you make monthly mortgage payments and pay down principal and your PMI s...
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Newbie to this forum and hoping to get some insight from all of you experts!I have a rental property in Dublin/Pleasanton area and am wondering if I should sell and 1031 exchange it to a property in a more prime are...
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Hi everyone - I currently have an investment property with a 150K+ mortgage of 7% interest. It is cash flowing a couple hundred bucks every month (so rent > mortgage).
I have a lot of cash saved up in a 5% HYSA c...
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For those experience out of state investors....
I am a relatively new investor in Cleveland. I own 4 properties in the suburbs that I have managed by a PM because I run an internet business that takes up mo...
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Hello BP community,
I'm interested to learn what most investors do with the portion of rental income commonly set aside for cap ex, repair, and vacancy costs.
Does it go straight to the bank? Invested in CD's or a ...
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As a novice in the real estate investment field, I am embarking on my first property flip project. I have identified a promising property that has great potential for a successful flip. After thorough research and ini...
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I dont really understand equity, especially on the buy/hold strategies. It seems like equity is subjective and speculative.For example, reading some of the BRRR threads. People talk about Cash out refinancing for 70-8...
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I've tried direct mail for about 2 months now and it really does work. I've sent out a 1000 letters and have been contacted by at least 50 people. The only thing I understand is that you get at least half of the lette...
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Hi I'm trying to determine if properties in NYC are worth investing in based on total ROI and not sure if my calculations are correct.
If a property doesn't cash flow because housing is too expensive relative to ren...