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All Forum Posts by: Raymond J. Rodrigues

Raymond J. Rodrigues has started 12 posts and replied 1297 times.

Post: Tampa Neighborhoods Recommendations

Raymond J. Rodrigues
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@Tal Taieb really depends on your price point. @Josh Green is a local investor and agent. I'm sure he can share some good information with you! 

Post: Can you recommend a good lender for house hacking please?

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@Sino U. feel free to reach out with any questions. Check out my reviews 😊

Post: New to Rental Property Investing

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Hi @Tannia Castro welcome to BP! @Lake Lutes is in your neck of the woods and can assist you with identifying rental properties. He is an investor focused realtor and investor himself. I hope this recommendation helps! He's a great guy. 

Post: Hi! I'm happy to finally join the community!

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Hi @Brandi Jefferson, welcome to the Tampa Bay area and BP! If you are looking to house hack in our local neck of the woods, I recommend reaching out to @Josh Green. He has helped a ton of BP members successfully house hack and has done it himself as well and can provide you with invaluable experience. Feel free to reach out if you ever have any questions regarding lending! 

Post: new to house investing, looking for good market to start STRs

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Hi @Guang Yang! If you're looking to invest in Destin area, I recommend reaching out to @January Johnson. If the Tampa Bay area interests you at all, which is another strong STR market with a solid economy, I recommend reaching out to @Josh Green. They are both our local experts!

Post: Foreign National Financing

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Offering foreign national financing with interest rates starting at 6.5% with 25% down. Minimum loan amount as per bank is $250k. Extremely competitive financing terms. Feel free to contact me via my signature.

Post: Looking for turnkey residential real estate companies in Florida

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@Madeline P., in your neck of the woods. Feel free to reach out if you’d like to connect further and yes these are recent acquisitions. 

Post: Looking for turnkey residential real estate companies in Florida

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@Craig Daniels I have friends cash flowing about $1000-1500 per month on long term rental areas around Tampa Bay Area. 400k price point if this is something that interests you. 2015 or newer built homes.

Post: First investment property as a foreign citizen

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I am seeing interest rates start in the mid 6% range for foreign nationals here in Florida. Minimum loan amount is $250k.

Post: Lenders for foreign national investors

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I am seeing interest rates start in the mid 6% range for foreign nationals here in Florida. Minimum loan amount is $250k.