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I started out by renting my condo to a friend 3 years ago when my company moved me all over for a work assignment. I was able to save up quite a bit as my living expense was paid for and I put away all my salary an...
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I am a 23 year old currently renting in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago for $950/month and my lease is up on May 1, 2016. I am tired of paying rent every month and have 20K to invest in real estate. Looking for a...
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So I finally finished my first flip and overall, it was a pretty good experience. To start, we got the perfect deal. Our expected ARV was $250k at the time. The house has been on the market for 2 weeks and is curre...
Hello all,I'm a first time home buyer looking for a duplex/triplex around Philadelphia, and I'm becoming very confused as to how many houses will leave me with a negative cash flow. It's becoming next to impossible to...
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Hello Bigger Pockets! I live in the Bay Area and I'm looking to move out of my parent's place soon. I've saved about 2 years of wages, roughly 120k, and for my first step into real estate investing, I've been thinking...
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Where do I start?This has probably been beaten to death on this forum, but I have to ask. I am looking to invest into a multi family property, I first would like to know since I live in California and everything is st...
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This is my first property purchased purely as an investment. I have done a handful of live-in flips and I have one other rental that I moved out of before putting a renter into it, but this is the first time I've pic...
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Hello everyone, just recently I have been playing around with numbers to get comfortable with analyzing deals before I jump into the real estate investing game. God willing, I’m going to buy my first property within ...
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Hi there,
My name is Sydrah. My husband and I purchased a townhouse that was built in 2017 around early 2021. Unfortunately, we have to move to Texas before the end of this year, so we are hoping to rent out our hous...
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Strategy: Buy & Hold, Live in for 2 years, remodel it while living in it, then move out.I've been all excited since I "found a gem" but now after running number over and over and over again I break-even only if I ...