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I am looking to purchase my first buy and hold investment property. Is it a bad idea to take out a heloc on my personal residence to fund the down payment and closing cost?
Hello all! We are looking to start on our first couple properties. Have found our first one we'd like to submit an offer to. We have a pre-approval for a conventional mortgage. My questions revolve around the loan and...
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Hello BP community, this is my first post here and while I don't expect anything I am hopeful that some of you more experienced will lend your expertise. A quick background on myself, I am 22 years old and have been i...
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I purchased a duplex at slightly below market rate 2 years ago in a strong Northern Colorado market.
Over the course of 2 years, I'm in the process of replacing the entire HVAC system. This is costing me thousands a...
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I am a newbie and working up to my first deal. However, one thing that is concerning to me is that all the potential BRRRR deals I am analyzing in my market (Dayton/Cincinnati) are in D-F areas that are showing little...
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As a Investor I often get lead sources that are unqualified for a discount purchase and more suited to retail. I am thinking about getting my RE license to list some of the retail suited properties that come my way.
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I have zero credit. Not bad just nonexistent. My wife has great credit. If she adds me as an authorized user on her credit card, could it negatively effect her credit score?
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Looking to get a general consensus on ROI for building new storage units. Looking at the prefab kits, 100-120 units. Understanding that it this is different the state by state, but interested to hear the pros and cons...
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I've heard of people retiring on real estate. They just have a bunch of rentals. Would you be willing to do that? Maybe have a decent sized pool of cash to take care of the occasional roof repair or personal expense, ...
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Imagine the situation. You walk in to your property and there are one or more persons in there.