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Hi, I am looking for private money for fix and flip and I’ve been getting emails from “private lenders” from being active in Facebook groups. How can I tell if these are legit private lenders? I have one saying I can ...
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I was wondering is it better to hire a property management company or should I do it myself? How do you find good companies? What questions should I ask, and what things should I look out for? Do you know any great p...
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Hi,
This my first time using the biggerpockets website. I just started my real estate journey and bought my first house that my wife and I, and our 1 year old were planning on moving into 3 weeks ago. We were getting...
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Hello everyone!! I'm fairly new to REI in Chicago but full of passion when it comes to all things real estate. I used to sketch architectural plans as a kid but let my career path take me in a couple other directio...
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I wanted to know your take on what would be the best way to go. We are looking to flip our first house whenever we save up the funds. We will also be attending our first REI meeting next week to hopefully talk to pr...
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Hey im 18 and my name is Shiyear Woodbury. I'm from Grovetown,GA just graduated and I'm looking to have successful career in real estate investing but I need help. I found nice property for 17,500 that's forclosed but...
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Husband and I have been renting 1 property for the past 3 years (and learning a lot from the experience). The property is located in Cook County Illinois (Chicago suburbs), and we have issues with the most recent tena...
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According to a new article in the Wall Street Journal today, the number of investors flipping homes has reached a level not yet seen since 2007. The article also goes to state that the average profit for a flip is n...
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Hello all. I'm 21 years old and am closing on my first property in 2 weeks. The property is a 3/3 townhome with an unfinished basement. Once the basement is finished, the TH will be a 4/4. The purchase price is $22...
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Hey there everyone,
I'm new to real estate investing having not owned a home yet myself. I have 700+ credit, decent income, and 10k which is constantly increasing.
How would you go about getting into apartment inve...