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5 February 2025 | 2 replies
If we price it for what the comps show, then they are typically coming out of pocket every month.
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19 January 2025 | 11 replies
If this isn’t the right forum, please let me know and I’ll remove the post.
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29 January 2025 | 2 replies
Does anyone know of any meetups/ networking events regarding real estate or entrepreneurship?
Looking for ways to expand my network as well as possible job opportunities.
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14 January 2025 | 10 replies
I’d love to hear your thoughts, tips, or even warnings.
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25 January 2025 | 24 replies
I grew up in the Western US, where homes are generally constructed the same (broadly speaking).
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21 January 2025 | 1 reply
Hello everyone in the BP world.
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22 January 2025 | 22 replies
I noticed some of the reviewers mentioned how the area is up and coming so if the area is questionable that might be contributing to this.
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27 January 2025 | 5 replies
But, the self-sufficiency test for FHA loans can be really difficult in SF, meaning that the market rent from units you will not occupy must be sufficient to pay for the mortgage payment.
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4 February 2025 | 6 replies
Focus on absentee owners and start with the ones who live the farthest away and only own one property in the area since they have the least use for the property.You can also drive for dollars, looking for anomalies of disrepair and then look them up in the tax records and use a site like Spokeo to do cheap skip tracing.
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2 February 2025 | 9 replies
Any tips or tools for evaluating the local market would be greatly appreciated.