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Hi there!My name is Griffin, and I'm looking to purchase my first real estate investment property in the next year. I'm most interested in long term buy and hold (5 to 20 years) - either single family or small multifa...
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Hi all,So I'm starting to get into real estate investing and have come across a problem that I'm sure many of you have had. Basically, whether to buy a house to live in and rent rooms out of or to buy a property somew...
Should I purchase this CA house hack? Making the monthly payments on my own would be super tough if I couldn’t get the renters in the other 2 rooms (I would be pulling $700 a month out of savings). But being in Califo...
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I'm trying to understand why so many people stay away from investing in Michigan? There are homes everywhere for 30k. I realize there is no appreciation, but the cash flow seems great. $700-$900 a month in rent for...
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I became interested in the Cleveland/Cuyahoga County market around May of this year. After several months of talking to folks on BP (and others outside of BP who have invested there or lived in the area), I decided to...
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I have a rental portfolio of 127 units and soon to be 147 units. I've experienced a lot: wholesaling, flips, single family rentals, multi family, office, triple net commercial, development...and now it's time to give...
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I am looking at purchasing a HomeVestors franchise. Any thoughts, good, bad or indifferent?