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Just under a month ago, I closed on a 4plex in (East) Oakland, CA in the San Francisco Bay Area. It was a HomePath property that had been on the market for just over 6 months, and was able to squeeze in with a convent...
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Hello! My wife and I are in contract for our first rental property, a triplex! The current owner has had it for 21 years and is older so rents have not increased over time. The current tenants are being charged $425 w...
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Hello - I am new investor that recently started an llc with a partner to invest in buy and holds, and flips if the opportunity is right. I work a full time job with good income and great credit.
I have borro...
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I have a challenge with my current realtor. My flip property has been on market for 70 days. Since it’s listing it’s drawn 2 site views, over 400 views online. At what point should I consider switching brokers to take...
Hello All,
This is my first post on this forum although I have been listening to bigger pockets for years. I wanted to ask your thoughts on investing in real-estate with others, more specifically family. I am current...
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Hey Everyone!I'm Jose Alvarado, I live in San Francisco, and I'm a new member to BiggerPockets. I've been listening to the podcasts for a while now and I'm finally ready to take action. I just purchased the Pro Member...
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Hey BP, a friend recently mentioned that there are some buyers' agents that offer commission rebates of 1% or so. And since the commission is already factored into sale price (as the seller pays the commissions) thoug...
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I enjoyed episode 250. Congrats guys on making it.I think Grant had some good content to challenge my paradigm on investment strategy. However, his view on not buying houses doesn't make sense for the following reas...
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I have had one of the worst experiences with rehabbing a home in Glendale Heights, IL (Suburb of Chicago) with the city inspectors. Some of the most picky, arrogant, expensive, nastiest, non-cooperative inspectors tha...
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Well, I guess we (collectively) are going to see how smart Robert Kiyosaki is, at least when it comes to predictions. On a news program he makes the bold prediction that real estate & the stock market are going to...