Hi, I'm looking for banks/lenders who would do a $400,000 improvement/construction loan in the Los Angeles area. This is for adding another level on an existing duplex. I called First Republic and our loan amount is b...
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As you may already know, the luxury home market isn't as greatly effected with the sub-prime mortgage meltdown, as most of the buyers of luxury homes have the necessary capital to purchase.
In addition, with the stre...
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This post is a follow-up to the current post that is asking what would you do if you had 1Million dollars to invest.I think that there is a lot of value in hearing what people have actually done. It is real easy to s...
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I'm new to REI and doing my homework before jumping in. I like the idea of being a real estate agent for the commissions on the transactions.I'm not sure what other states do, but Massachusetts has an agent (salesper...
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Hi my name is Amanda I just recently stumbled upon investing in real estate especially wholesaling. I really want to get involved in wholesaling real estate in my area. I live in New York on Long Island in Suffolk cou...
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I’m going to consult a local financial planner but thought I’d ask the brilliant minds at BP as well. My wife and I own 3 properties in Colorado and are considering pulling some equity to purchase an STR in the Tampa ...
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I am trying to get contractors over to start a rehab on my 4 plex. However now 2 weeks in a row, I have squatters breaking in through windows and kicking in doors. My property manager has boarded it up but I am wonder...
Have about $2k of profits sitting in a checking account solely for my rental ($4k total with SD).
When can/should I take the excess profits out and invest them?
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Hi BP community,My name is Aaron Hawthorne, I'm an engineer in the southern Connecticut region and I am new to real estate investing. After spending quite some time researching the basics of real estate investing, pr...
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So as a newbie, I want to get started with a property that I'm familiar with. Here's the basics of the deal. Traverse City, MI. Great location close to downtown and Grand Traverse Bay. 700 sq ft, 2 bed 1 bath. Sitting...