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What is the best option for a first time home buyer that wants to start off with a house hack? Would it be a bigger bank, credit union, or a private lender? Just some advice on this would be excellent. Thank you!
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(Updated version for all BiggerPockets members to enjoy.)If one portfolio manager forecasts a return of 20% on a real estate investment and another one forecasts a return of 15%, which one is the better choice?Answer:...
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Hey BP! My wife and I purchased a duplex a few months ago and are in the process of learning to be Landlords! Are duplex is located in Idaho falls but we do summer sells so we will be gone from April-September. What I...
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Happy Wednesday All!I am new to real estate investing, but now new to Bigger Pockets; however, I did just find my way out of my "hole of fear" and decided to get back into learning and doing. Love Love this site and ...
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Can I have a line of credit on rental property which I have lager equity in it? What is the process and what is the cost? I am in CA.
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So I'm definitely a newbie to RE Investment. My goal is to make money flipping that I can then put into long term buy and holds. Seems simple right? Well I have no money to invest on my own. I'm cutting every sing...
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Hello everyone,My name is Mikhil. I am very new to real estate investing and I am trying to learn as much as I can through the podcasts, forum posts, and books. I am currently looking for my first deal. I am trying to...
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Hello BP Community,I've been following the social media channels closely and decided to hop on here and say hello 👋🏻I'm Marco, and I'm 29; I was born in Italy, traveled the world with my wife for the last four years, ...
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I rarely ever see anyone talk about amortization. So I'm trying to figure out how I should be thinking about this. In the first years of a loan you pick away at the principal very slowly. Is it worthwhile to use c...
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What Comes First? The Deal or The Money?
Hey, Team BP.
I’m Leonard. New to BP. New to investing. Not one (1) deal closed to date.
During a recent webinar for us “Newbies”, a member asked Brandon Turner from a ...