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Hello everyone,
This is my first post/question. I recently purchased a property with the intention of doing a fix/flip. I'm a contractor based in Maryland and DC, so the renovation aspect is well within my expertise,...
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So i've read through the BP ebook and other books related to real estate. Most of them say that the right time to buy for an investor is when there is a lot of inventory and when the prices are low. When exactly is...
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Hello BPers - I am working with a seller of a mixed-use property in Silver Spring (20902 near Holy Cross Hospital) and I'd like to either wholesale it or keep it as a rental if I can make the numbers work. If I take o...
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Ok BP Nation, I need some mental boosting today. After 6 months of reading BP, going to meetups and REIAs, finding a super-sharp investor-friendly realtor, investigating money sources, etc., I made an offer on an ...
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I recently posted "Cap Rate Is Not Your Return" and had some really interesting conversations from it. One I wanted to bring up as a separate post is how cap rate is used in commercial real estate investing verses re...
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Bought my condo 2.5 years ago on east side of Oahu.
Original loan amount $379000
Interest rate 3.75% no money down or PMI 5/5 arm
Current balance is $360000 roughly
My tenant currently pays $1900 a month which...
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Hey everyone. A little about myself, I'm 31, a plumber by trade and have recently moved to the US with my wife so she can be with her family. I have completed a number of real estate transactions over the last 10 year...
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I'm going to look at a 10-plex tomorrow....the basics are it's 10 x 1-bedroom apartments, in a U-shape around garden entrances, with street parking. Just over 5,000 sq feet. Units are renting for $625 each. Close t...
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I have a close friend and a client that I am working with to find a condo for both of them. What are some of the things that get most overlooked when buying a condo that will be good know about to prevent unnecessary ...