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Numbers Do Not Tell the Whole Story
Simply relying on “the numbers” can get you in a lot of trouble. There is always much more to the whole story. Do not neglect target market, neighborhood, and local employment/empl...
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Hello BP,My name is Anthony, I just turned 21 years old, and this is my first post. I am currently purchasing my first real estate investment here in Roseburg OR. That in itself is a story, simply because I was tied u...
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I am in a bit of a predicament with a tenant that rented one of my vacation rentals in the Dominican Republic. He was in the house for almost 8 weeks. We set up the transaction on VRBO and he paid me a discounted amou...
We found a home that suited our needs and desires. We were told that over 50 people came to the open house. (I think it was a sunny day) We were told there were expecting multiple offers and an escalation clause was a...
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Hey BiggerPockets Family, I just closed on my fourth property and I felt that it was important to share how I got started in real estate investing. There are many superstar stories on BP, mine has been more of a gr...
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First time investor here, looking to use the buy/hold/rent long-term strategy. Would love to hear feedback from some pros on my potential first deal.
Property is a single family, 2 BR, 2 BA, 1200 sf, built in 1900....
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So after I got my first deal under my belt I got super excited and started searching more rapidly! One thing I absolutely love about REI over any other form of investing is that you are helping people solve problems t...
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Long story short….nyc house was already under contract when the seller decided to disclose that her property has two mortgages. Her father passed away and left her the house. My real estate lawyer is saying the contra...
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Hello everybody, specifically asking for the Fresno, CA area. Currently have a small rental sfh on a lot that can clearly build at least a 4 unit on it. Just curious what people have ran across to build these days? A...
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We just completed taxes for 2020 and with cost segregation study for one property we were able to write off $640k in depreciation for 2020. We paid $1.97M for this property and closed in 4th Qtr 2020. With our structu...