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Hello everyone my name is Scott and I have been interested in real estate investing for probably the last 15 years or so. I live in Southern California and so for the amount I’m looking to invest, I’ll definitely need...
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So, I just purchased my first investment property in Philadelphia. It needs minor work I think (it definitely needs new flooring and painting, but I also might want to replace the ugly kitchen and bathroom). I will ...
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I've been practicing running numbers on various deals in town and I found this 22 unit apartment listed in Tampa, FL. The apartments are located in a central location in Tampa and the owner has converted them to short...
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We are looking to avoid the conventional mortgage route and use private money to buy our first house. It's a large 2 story in a multi-family zoning district so we plan to place 2, or maybe 3 units here but the house ...
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I had a major water main break - totally flooded the basement in my duplex! I reported it right away to my insurance company, but a claims adjuster couldn't come out today.
The Philadelphia Water Department came out ...
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OK, I'm not sure if this is the proper forum for this question, but I'm sure that if its not, someone will let me know.
Anyway, here is the situation. I am looking to put together a long term strategy for investing i...
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We are looking at doing a cash out refi, wondering what you think.Currently we have a 30 yr fixed at 3.25% and we are 5 years into it, $75k left on mortgage. Property will appraise around $200k. So this would give u...
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