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I am buying an investment property from a family member for the $125k that they owe on it. The house appraises for $160k so I'm getting a $30k gift of equity to use as a down payment.
The lender is telling me that...
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Hi all, I'm very new to the Real Estate investing scene. I've enjoyed learning from everyone's posts on this forum and decided I'd better make myself official. Right now I'm in the mode of learning all I can about dif...
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Hello again Bigger Pockets community!
I am in the infant stage of my real estate career. I've been reading all I can, listening to podcasts, practicing analyzing deals, and actively looking for actionable steps that I...
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My name is Sean Shirvan and I'm reading a lot here on BP and it's definitely a tremendous resource. I'm 23 years old and am interested in doing buy and holds. The market here in this area is crazy and it's gonna be fa...
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Hello All,
This is my first question to the community and I will try to keep it brief. I have been a fan of this site/ the podcasts for years. Three years ago I decided to transition into real estate from my career a...
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Hey everyone I have been a member of this forum for like a week or so .. I just wanted to introduce myself. My name is Mike and I deal with optioning homes in the preforclosure process.. i deal with the homeowners di...
Hello Everyone,I am a 24-year-old Canadian that just got out of University. My partner and I are currently traveling and when we arrive back home in a month we are thinking about investing in a rental property. My par...
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Hello BP community! My name is Aaron Goode and after listening to a plethora of the BiggerPockets Podcast episodes I finally decided to make an account and my first post. After graduating from the University of Delawa...
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Hello BP community!I’m Tuan Pham, a full-time software developer living in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. I've caught the real estate investing bug after going to a 3-day real estate investing workshop in early December 201...
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I apologize in advance for the rant, but I really need to vent.. I started my 'real estate career' a year ago after paying a ridiculous amount of money for one of those guru training programs. Even after that, I was t...