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As I'm readying myself to purchase my first property this year, I'd like to know if it is common and highly recommended to have a general contractor to accompany me during a walk through of a property of interest to h...
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Hello BP Crowd
I’m in a Minneapolis and in the market for a 5-20 unit. I’ve just got done with a refinance of a 3 unit that I was able to pull out $65k from after purchasing in May. I would like to add value to a 5...
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Hi,How do you decide if a flip is cosmetic vs fuill rehab. Is it the age of the house. the condition of plumbing/electrical? What do you factor in?I would rather do cosmetic but I want to make sure the project only ne...
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Hi,
How can an entity find and service these overbuild units on behalf of the developers? Is there any licensing requirement by the developers to the entities that service their properties. I'm assuming these TPM ge...
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Hello everyone,I was very happy to buy my first REO at the end of 2015. The plan was to rehab the house, live in it for a while, sell in 1 - 2 years, make a profit and buy another investment property. Mistake #1 - I h...
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A family member gave my girlfriend and I a gift of a substantial amount of money to start a business. My mind immediately goes towards investing in real estate but I don't know where to start. We made an LLC but not s...
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Hello, All
I have been following BiggerPockets for many years and have been listening to bigger pockets podcasts for many years. I have been a premium member for several months and have posted at least several times...
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I'm a long term buy and hold investor looking to diversify my portfolio. We currently own 38 doors of small multi-family apartments in Central Texas. As we grow our business I'm looking for options to diversify. We...
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Investment Info:
Large multi-family (5+ units) other investment.
Purchase price: $65,000
Cash invested: $165,000
This deal was one of my first ground-up construction projects. It had tons of issues f...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
A quasi-Brrrr. We always intended to add a bedroom and bathroom, but ended up gutting the existing structure also. Took the property from 2...