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Hello Bigger Pockets! I'm in pursuit to becoming a first-time house owner/hacker in the extremely competitive market of Chicago. Upon the property's listing a day ago, I quickly consulted my agent and decided it best ...
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Hey BP - apologies in advance for the naive question here: how do I know how much is too much to offer for a creative finance deal on an STR in a vacation only market?
Seems like the beauty of creative structures lik...
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Hello BiggerPockets community,
First-time poster here!
My wife and I are amateur property investors, and over the next year, we're aiming to get more serious by purchasing several small multi-family properties. Here...
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So I am extremely interested in wholesaling and Love nothIng more than ridIng around on a Sunday afternoon looking for vacant properties that look like they would be a good wholesale or fix n flip. I don’t think I hav...
I recently passed my real estate license and am looking to join a brokerage. I'm only looking to be a part-time agent as I already have a career in another field, where my time is spent M–F. Through online research, e...
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Hello everyone! I joined BP about a month and a half ago and I've absolutely loved the site and the community here. I'm full time Navy but I know it's possible to be successful in Real Estate while working a full t...
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I'm wondering what is the best approach when searching for commercial/multi-family units as investment properties in NJ. My experience has always been in sfh and always used my residential realtor for most deals. Is i...
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Greetings,
I currently own one single family home. I have a lot of natural equity built up and I currently have tenants occupying it on a -2 month lease. I am currently living in a separate property I don’t own, just...
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We just finished a flip that is listed on the MLS.  We decided to also offer it as a Lease with a 3-year option to buy. Having never done one of these, can I get some feedback on how we structured the option and pose...
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Hi all ,Our downstairs tenant reached out because their bathroom ceiling had water damage and was leaking, come to find out the upstairs toilet has been loose and leaking which we were not aware of unfortunately. My ...