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I’m planning on house hacking a duplex for 185k. However, I have a dilemma with choosing the best loan option. I plan to move out after one year and put someone in my unit and repeat the process again. My goal is to o...
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Hi all, my name is Meher! I am a 25 year old Analyst in NJ, and would like to start investing some of my reserves. I don’t have much saved up (~15K), and would love some advice on how to get started. I am beginning to...
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Hi; can someone recommend a good website for basic legal services? I'm looking specifically to have my contracts reviewed at this time. (I've already called around and know what to expect from the local contract lawye...
I am a Jacksonville, FL native but new to REI. I am considering buying a rental property in St Johns county due to the growing population, more reliable tenants, newer homes, etc. even though margins are a little lowe...
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The small business banker who initially set up the zero interest bank account for me said that he put restrictions on the account that won't allow for withdrawals on the funds sitting there. He has since left the comp...
Hi all,How much cushion should you have saved for fees and misc expenses when buying say an investment multifamily property?For example say I have $100,000 saved and go to buy a $400,000 complex with 20% down so 80k d...
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Hey BP,
I'm new to real estate investing, and wanted to get some opinions on closing costs.
I have already bought and sold a primary residence, prior to really getting into doing it as an investment. Made a profit, ...
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Just a note: I received a much-reduced Allegheny County tax bill for our latest acquisition, which included the former owner's homestead exemption and a senior tax relief discount. I was more or less expecting this, a...
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Hello,I am selecting my financing for my first duplex. Currently my best option is 4.5% with all lender closing costs waived (due to my company relocation package).Here is the question. If I go with 4.625% I can get a...
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Hi All! I'm a newbie here and stumbled upon this site as I recently started to explore the idea of investing in real estate. I am currently in the Akron area and thinking of starting off with investing in single famil...