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In working with investors in a tourism-based market, vacation rentals are a constant discussion. Not only because other people are interested but because I am shifting my personal portfolio to focusing on them as wel...
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I'm running some calculations on a duplex that I'm looking at, and things don't seem to be adding up. This is my first real estate venture, so I want to pose the question to the community for advice.The duplex is in ...
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I'm ready to make an offer with a seller financing contingency on a fixer duplex tomorrow, and would greatly appreciate feedback on the terms I plan to put in the offer:
Asking price: $325k. College student rental n...
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So, in the last few months I have been doing some background work on how to start investing in the RE market. Given the $ I had for investing, I decided to focus more on buying foreclosure properties and flipping them...
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I was interested to hear what others might be doing in securing non-bank financing. We all have a circle of potential lenders/acquaintances that we could tap, without the hassle (or outright impossibility) of dealing...
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I was wondering how you guys feel about short sales. Do you guys think its worth the time to wait for a short sale or do you guys go straight for REOs because they can close quickly and you know what price you're gett...
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So I've ready more books than I can count, heard all the podcasts, read the articles, stalked the forums, etc. Classic I should have started investing a long time ago stuff. I know. I'm working on it. However, all thi...
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Hey Bigger Pockets! Once again, I have not posted for some time and I felt that this property we just sold would be a great example of how systems can make your business run smoother as a real estate investor. Whethe...
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I am trying to purchase a second SFH investment property. I have one SFH rental that I purchased in 2021 using FHA (it was my primary residence at the time). I am trying to get a conventional loan this time around for...
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I’ve always used my self-directed IRA to buy, flip and hold individual lots and never considered financing due to the non-recourse lender hurdles.
I’m interested in some raw land and the owner is willing to owner fi...