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Hello,I am new to real estate investing, but I have quite a bit of student loan debt. I was wondering if anyone else has had the same experience and if it would be better to pay off some debt before starting to invest...
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We are under contract with an REO and the bank won't allow us to turn the water on for the inspection timeframe. They said we can do a pressure test but our inspector can't do it because it's against code for him to d...
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You hear all the time about how people can start in real estate in a myriad of ways. Does anyone have any personal stories or know of someone who got started in real estate with 1K? Please keep UK n mind I am fully aw...
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If you’re house hacking in say a duplex and the mortgage is $1,0000 but the rent collected for one side is $800. Does it still meet the one percent rule because if you moved out and rented your side it’d be $1,600 in ...
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I recently got a new job that is 86 miles from my current home. I've owned my home for 2 years now and thinking about renting it out and getting a new one closer to work. Including my house i am 700K in debt. I am a v...
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I currently own one rental and my primary home. I want to make a multi-family move but with my current income/debt ratio I'm not getting enough monthly to make a purchase. I want to explore an FHA Loan for this. Shoul...
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Hi everyone,I have been more focused on rental properties vs. flipping but my wife would like to flip and I have a construction background so it make sense for extra money to put into rentals.The question I have is wh...
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I know, I know it will vary based on costs, utilities, taxes and deferred maintenance etc. but is there a rough estimate that you use for back of napkin calculations for NOI as a percentage of the gross rents?
What would you do?? We recently took a chance and decided to invest outside our immediate area in order to secure deals – a potential first flip or affordable rentals with good potential rental income. We have been...
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Hi Everyone,
Let it first be known that I am very new to BP and learning all the time. I guess I am just looking for validation on the approach that I am currently taking in my buy and hold strategy.
In...