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Hello BP Community. We have a STR with a small back yard, not big enough for a pool, but big enough for a hot tub. Thinking of the phrase, "Keeping up with the Joneses", we are contemplating adding a hot tub, becaus...
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I am really drawn to the idea of building a large portfolio in low income and affordable housing areas. Areas were 90% or more of my tenants will be on sec 8 and government assistance programs. Some of the concerns I ...
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This may a bit long winded but I need to learn so comments, constructive or not I need to hear them all, are welcome. Thanks in advance.
I bought my first flip in May of this year. I used hard money and went the ea...
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Listening to podcasts and reading articles, etc. it's clear that investing in real estate while simultaneously holding a full-time job is possible and common. But I'd like to target this question to a more narrow popu...
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I would love to hear from someone who invest outside of that state they live in. I want to know what new things do you have to consider when investing out of state. I am more focused in on Flips right now but I would ...
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I'm curious of others opinions on investing in the funds many hard money lenders offer vs. just lending your money on one-off individual trust deeds. The advantages of the fund:-doesn't take any of your time at all, ...
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A few months ago, buyers preferred higher end finishes and were willing to pay a premium in almost all parts of town to see really nice stuff. This is in part what was driving prices up so wildly. Flippers were puttin...
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Need Duplex- asking price $169,900- thinking of offering $159-161KRents: $850 & $750 ($1600) both should be raised to $900Taxes: $1144Down Payment: 30%Below is the report I ran with a purchase price of $159500. T...
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