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Hello all, first time investing in real estate and need some advice. Spouse and I work in WA. Have a primary home and saving up to buy our first investment property. Talked to a couple of lenders to check our affordab...
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Hey everyone!My name is Josh and I am an active Realtor in Fayetteville, NC. I am also in the process of starting a business for flipping houses, and am looking for anyone in the area who has the experience and is wil...
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Hi everyone. I was wondering if anyone here has any experience utilizing their primary residence for STR/AirBNB while away on vacations or long weekends? If so, how was your experience with it? We tend take weekend ...
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Hi Everybody!I'm new to Bigger Pockets and joined because I am approaching the age where I can gain access to my 401 k savings without paying the 10 % penalty. My plan is to use my 401 k to obtain duplexes from which...
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I am getting close to purchasing my first SFH to begin my buy and hold investment strategy. My financing is in place and I have spent many months learning about different rental areas and analyzing the most probable ...
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Hello! We are closing on our first out-of-state investment. How do you handle showings for prospective tenants from out-of-state? We would prefer not to use a property manager, and our realtor is charging one month's ...
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I bought a duplex that I merged into a SF in the seattle area. As a result one of the room lost a lot of light and I would like to add a window in one of the walls. The issue is that permitting takes a lot of time and...
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I have the opportunity to get land just off of a busy interstate on a new commercial building I am working through purchasing. I think it would be a great location to have a freeway billboard put up to increase our in...
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Hi Folks,
Just days before closing on a multi-unit in west Wicker Park we learned the city had revoked the permit for the garden unit of our building. After sorting out that headache, we went through with purchasing ...
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Ok so here’s my dilemma. I want to buy a multifamily through the NACA program, but I already own a single family under a VA loan that I would like to keep. NACA rules state that you can’t already own a property in ord...