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Hi all! I am going to be purchasing my first home in 8-6 months. I live in the Seattle area so 3.5% down on a multi is still way out of my price range as they go for about 800k and above.My thought was to buy a 2-3 be...
Current military spouse living outside of the US. Retirement is coming in a few years and looking to start investing in real estate to pad my husbands retirement income. I am looking in Missouri, mostly Columbia or Ka...
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I bought a house in 2003 and lived there 3 years. When I deployed to Iraq in 2006, I rented it out and have been renting ever since. I was new to real estate and did not depreciate it until recently (maybe past 4 ye...
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It is a small kitchen, just enough room behind me for a dinner table. I read granite is best for long lasting counter tops for renting it out. Really mixed on floor. I mean would you leave the kitchen as is with new f...
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Hi BP Community!I am an investor based in California and I'm in the process of offering on small multi-family properties in Cincinnati. I was originally going to hire property management, but for a number of reasons I...
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Hello guys/galsI just got back home from Afghanistan and I already know that next year I will be headed to another duty station. Its common for us Military folks…The home that I live in now I can already see that it i...
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I am fixing to close on my first rental property. The bank did 75% I put 25%. The bank loan is 14,500 and my cash is around 6500 after closing and insurance. The home as is value is 25,000 with repairs that i listed f...
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Good morning West Virginia,
New investor here seeking out networking and relationship building within the community of Huntington - Charleston. Who do you know that I should know? How can WE help each other? Fell fre...
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It has been about 15 months since I purchased a 48-unit property in Wichita Falls, Texas. I want to share my story to inspire other BiggerPockets members and hopefully you can learn a thing or two from this acquisitio...
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Disclaimer: I'm a first time poster so please bear with me.I'm a Michigander moving to Savannah Georgia (well, Richmond Hill) late this summer (2020). I've only been cranking on my real estate investment education for...