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Howdy BP Vets,This is not a sales pitch. My name is Red and I am a CRE Broker in Jacksonville, FL. I got here after spending years doing SFR buy and holds and a flips at the various duty stations where my family and ...
Hello,I need help finding a solution to an issue that my fathers house is creating. My father and I are trying to figure out what to do with his home after he passes. It's the home we grew up in and its a home that ...
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Hello, We run a small building and have been having problems with our water bills. They are too high, $72 in charges without even turning a faucet on. We have problems retaining tenants because of it and it seems the ...
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For those of you doing new construction, do you use an architect or a drafts person for your your designs? When you start the design, do you know the style you want or does the architect make those decisions? What do ...
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I am in the process of purchasing my 2nd and 3rd properties with conventional financing from the same lender. Originally, I planned to put 20% down on both properties because I thought that it was a REQUIREMENT that i...
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Hello all,
I am new to bigger pockets, but I do have experience in real estate investing with SFH rentals in Northeast PA. Due to horrible, and I mean horrible property managers in the area (the one known as being t...
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Hi,I'm about to close on a property in Seattle area. The property is 3B1B and I plan to add an extra bathroom it 3B2B. However the layout is not very straightforward (like below). I should add that there's stairs to t...
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Hi all -
I'd like some advice on the max purchase price (MPP) of my first investment property. Using the 70% method, I'm coming up with a MPP of $57,500, using another method previously posted on BP (Det...
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Hi,
I was wondering what everybody's opinion is of making loans in second position. Under what circumstances is it alright to consider a loan in second position? Thanks in advance!
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I am in escrow on a commercial/industrial complex with 3 fully rented warehouse buildings and a dirt lot in the back corner. Currently the tenants are storing construction equipment and personal RVs in the lot for fr...