On April 29 and May 6, I closed on my first two rental properties. One property has been rented since May 15 and the other property is being renovated. I bought both properties with $0 of my own money. The 20% down...
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I've had a title search done on a house I bought with cash from a substitute trustee auction. The title search came up clean. My plan is to hold the house and let a relative live in it. At some time later I might wa...
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Hello.I have a property in the Dallas area that's currently cash flowing about $550/month (prior to reserves). It's a large house--about 2,500 sf that was built in the early 70s. The property is in pretty good condi...
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Hi Bigger pockets community, my name is Jerry Velez and I currently live in Suffolk county, New York and just like a lot of people on here, I was terrified to make my first post on here! My background is in healthcare...
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What would you do if you had a defined benefit supplement (DBS)? Would you take a lump sum? annuitize it of a period certain? annuitize for life? roll it over to a 403(B)/401(K)? roll it over to an ira?Lump sum puts m...
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Hi, Justin here. I will be purchasing my first property 1st quarter '20. Have some CC debt that needs to be cleared in the next few months before I am in my comfort zone to purchase. I understand I have options availa...
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Hi, I'm new to real estate investing (and Biggerpockets...pic & profile coming soon...) and I have a potential deal that I'm looking at that I believe is a good opportunity but would love to get the opinions...
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Hello everyone!I wanted to post here and get thoughts on some more specific ways to find good deals. My wife and I recently moved to Raleigh/Durham, NC from Tampa, FL and we still own and rent out our home in FL. Now ...
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Hi everyone! I haven't really posted in about five weeks, and this is why:http://imgur.com/a/TJ54ZMy first true flip! I made a ton of mistakes and learned from every single one. My "plan" was simply to follow the advi...
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I've been trying to decide whether to invest locally or out of state. Here are the 2 scenarios.Option 1) Buy 3 x Triplex in Stockton area at $180k each triplex, total 9 units. It will require 30% down, say $162k f...