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For those of you who are familiar with the LA area, I'm trying to buy my first place at 31 years young. I work in Santa Monica, currently live in Venice and rent for $1495/month.I'm not even close to buying anything i...
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I bought a short sale for 315 in a 500k area, the home has not been painted before, the home should be painted but I want to keep the entire budget for the flip below 10k. I don't want to buy cheap paint but I don't w...
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Should a contractor receive 75% up front or should they be paid in smaller increments?
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I'm sure there are many other techies like me here in BPwould be happy to connect and learn more about you:- what do you do in tech- how do mix tech and REI- which part is the side hustle Tech or REI ?About myself:- I...
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Last month, I purchased my first rental property in Baltimore for $117k and invested an additional $13k in renovations. Since then, I've encountered several significant issues:
1. **Air Conditioning:** The AC unit ...
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I am new in real estate and about to buy my first house. The house’s listing price is 800k. I found this house in Redfin and saw it by myself in it’s open house alone. My buying agent was involved only after I decided...
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Hi BP!,Im very excited to reach out for advise from the BP community! For the last year or so I’ve been working OT/side jobs and everything in between to build up $$$ to get in the REI game. I’ve submerged myself in B...
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This is a kind embarrassing/bizarre story, but I figured I'd share it since everyone and there brother is getting into wholesaling. Basically, I was approached about buying a buy-and-hold home from a wholesaler in a ...
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I have contacted several lending companies in South California, I don't really opt to use the one's that requires credit, for some business reasons. Are there companies that loan you the 70% of ARV? Are they much more...
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So I'm in the planning stages of a full rehab in Portland, OR. I'd like to describe the agreement that I came up with for what I believe is an equitable split for the proceeds and see what some more experienced rehab...