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Hello BPLooking to buy our first home as a primary residence.I see “first-time home buyer incentives” such as low down payment loans.I am new at real estate, so this seems counterintuitive to me.I think it is better t...
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While I am still working through the educational and saving phase of my investing journey, the main predicament I am facing for what to do next is where to invest. I am planning to stay around the Seattle area. Is it ...
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I’m working on my first deal and considering the CapEx, Vacancy, and Repairs expenses in the BP calculators. If I have a large enough (approx 6 months of rental income) lump sum of money saved up and invested in safe ...
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If we were to have $500k cash available to invest, what strategy could we use to get the maximum passive cashflow. Looking for ideas with and without leverage.
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So, I use BatchLeads to send SMS and they will show you which numbers have been flagged as spam so you can order new numbers regularly. I use Xencall as my dialer and they don't seem to have the feature. I emailed the...
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Hi, my name is Whitney Zelee. I am a young professional living and working in Boston, Massachusetts. I recently got my real estate license, thinking that would be a good way to get my foot in the door. I've since dis...
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My wife and I currently have three Ally savings accounts:
1). Emergency fund (4 months or so)
2). Investment savings (automatic contributions each pay period and dedicated to investments outside of our Roth/401k’s)
2...
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I'm looking at a couple deals on rentals in Albuquerque. I'm not at all familiar with the area. Can anyone give feedback on the areas? 1) SFR on Edith Blvd in Northeast Valley (according to google maps). About 1.5 ...
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Hey everyone,I am analyzing a property just north of the Village East of Davenport area east of downtown. It "looks" acceptable, maybe C class, via google streetview, and the crime stats are acceptable to my risk tole...
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Even though there are varying opinions as to where we are in the cycle, i think its hard to deny that were late in the cycle.
I have a good amount of cash sitting in the bank after recently selling one of my properti...