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28 January 2020 | 9 replies
@Paul Wiseman because you will be living there keep in mind that she will likely smoke outside if she stays which for you may be worse than if she just smoked inside.
28 January 2020 | 1 reply
Hi BP, I bought a duplex outside of Cleveland about 6 months ago using an FHA loan.
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30 January 2020 | 10 replies
Sometimes a little too hardcore.I understand the ins and outside of basic real estate.
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29 January 2020 | 27 replies
Sometimes a little too hardcore.I understand the ins and outside of basic real estate.
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28 January 2020 | 3 replies
@Marc Luety I have not used it (BP) very much outside of browse for information.
26 August 2021 | 20 replies
We live about an hour outside Vancouver and have been looking to start investment properties.
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28 January 2020 | 7 replies
@Eddy Wehbe Don’t be afraid to invest outside your backyard.
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30 January 2020 | 6 replies
BUT we may be able to go all in ourselves if we venture outside of our busy Raleigh/Durham market and that would be my dream.
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24 February 2020 | 7 replies
The properties expensive items are generally not replaced and the seller is putting lipstick cosmetic on it like shining the outside of the car but the motor and transmission is fixing to go out.There are investors that can make these rougher properties and locations work but few and far between.