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Hey BP community! I'm just getting started in my investing journey and I'm really liking the house-hacking concept. I currently live in the Clarksville, TN area and I'm actively looking for properties but I'd love som...
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I was talking to mortgage company loan officer and I mentioned that I would be getting a private money loan from a friend for an investment property I’m looking to buy. She said that the bank will generally frown upo...
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Hello:For those of you who self manage remotely, how do you deal with tenants that can not read in any language? We have a slight situation in our Fort Lauderdale properties. They can speak English and French but th...
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Hello to all my fellow BPers. I am reaching out to you because I want to know if anyone else has come across something like this recently not only to gain knowledge about the possible fraud and perpetrator, but also t...
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Hello all,
My name is Mahmoud, I am mechanical engineer residing in Las Vegas.
Me and my G.F. have been thinking about purchasing a home, but recently, we started reading more and more about investing in Real E. ...
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Hi All,I have spent the past year studying real estate investing and am looking to acquire my first property and begin to scale up my portfolio over the next decade. I know I want to buy an all brick 3 bed/2 bath sing...
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Whenever someone analyzes a deal, I hear them say "I pulled comps on this area". I understand that to mean they took a look at comparable properties in the location of the potential deal. But how does everyone do this...
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I am currently a student and will be commissioning into the Army next year. While my short-term goal is to start my real estate investing journey and portfolio by utilizing the benefits of the VA Loan, my longer-term ...
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Hi,
I have been approached to invest with several large apartment complexes in large cities throughout the U.S. From what I understand, the process is that you invest into a holding company such as a REIT (not throug...
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Hi everyone. I live in a 60 year old building in Miami that is in terrible shape due to mismanagement. As a result of this, the entire building is infested with mold. Including my unit. I know this because I had it te...