Me and my wife are new to rei. We are looking to buy our second property for long term rental (mixed from traditional rentals to nightly rentals). We are looking to scale to 10 doors in 5 years. We have a property in ...
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First things first... Happy New Year everyone! I hope your 2015 is off to a good start. I have a hypothetical scenario for you to ponder. Let's say you are looking at purchasing a performing note, but after doing t...
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Hi everyone, I am buying a home for myself, a 650k home in the Chicago area. I have the money to put 20% down. I just want to be smart before I buy and ask is there is anything else I should consider on the financing ...
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I have a rental property in Crestview Fl that cash flows 247 after property management fees. I pay for monthly yard work and a home warranty for peace of mind, which drives my bottom line down 150 bucks. So, my total...
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We are in the process of purchasing a property that is currently used as a vacation rental and listed on VRBO and Flipkey. The sellers have done well just listing the house on these sites. However, because I cannot as...
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I've spent a good (bad) part of this evening reading about the nightmares that can result from not pulling permits, crazy inspectors, pulling permits and opening a can of worms etc...My question is...how long to do yo...
I was wondering if you guys have any recommendations on smart locks. I'm looking to change the locks, and I am interested in a keyless entry lock where the guests enters in the access code to get in the house and for ...
Hi everyone,This is my first post, and I'm in the midst of education, so bear with me here as I explain this complicated deal that lay before me if I choose to accept it.The deal is $260k for a 1600 sq ft house, and a...
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Hi All,
I’m looking to purchase my first duplex in the Seattle WA area and started to use the Bigger Pockets calculator to run some numbers. The intention would be to have a house hack in the Seattle Market, I will b...
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Done deal! I am sharing my experience here with the rest of the community. After over a year of tenacious searches, analyses, and offers, yesterday August 1st 2017 turned out to be the closing day on my 1st owner occu...