what type of investments can i get into besides buying rentals? no flips please any ideas would be good
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I am looking to purchase my first property within the next few months, but I am torn with where I want to start. I've been considering single family and multi-family (no more than 8 units), and ideally something local...
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I will keep this short. I have three years of trustee sale experience and 300 plus house years of SFR rental management experience. I am now a retail real estate agent (and I privately manage SFRs for owners), the ...
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I'm about to remodel my first rental. It's a competitive neighborhood in Southern California. For countertops, would you recommend Quartz, Granite, or something else? For flooring, laminate? I've heard people mention ...
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The 1st floor toilet on my rental flooded the other night. Most of the first floor currently has laminate. My tenants mopped up the water as soon as they realized but some time had gone by before they had even realize...
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Hello Bigger Pockets family,I have weekends available to help any investors that need an extra hand with their business, I want to get my hands dirty by helping out, I have 5 years as appraiser experience. Now I am a ...
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I am trying to pick a property, with the hope of fixing it up a bit, then selling the property shortly afterwards for a profit.
What type of unit would you recommend a new investor with limited handyman ability get i...
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I’ve started this discussion before and can’t resist posting a similar discussion again on this topic. With so many knowledgeable real estate professionals here, I feel this is a good place to solicit feedback on this...
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As I have heard, traditional lenders (banks, S&L's) want you have a W2 to refi a rental (ie long term 30 years, 75 LTV, 5% at this point in time).
What are your options if your employment situation changes? Th...