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If you look at my previous posts, you'll see that I'm new to all this and i'm ready (or not) to look at my first property. I plan on using my HELOC to fund the 15-20% down payment required when using a Hard Money Len...
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I don't quite understand how people can many money of flipping houses fast. There is theReal estate agent commissions 6% + Seller concessions 1.5 % + closing cost 1%. There is at least 7.5 % cost to sell a house. Plea...
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I am wondering if building log cabin is going to create more equity vs buying an existing log cabin?How would someone approach analyzing it and what are the different things to consider? When is it generally better to...
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Hey BP community,
I am a newbie investor from upstate NY and I came across this 4 Bdrm 1.5 bath SFH for sale in a B neighborhood in the small city of Rome, NY when they were holding an open house last month. These a...
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I have a wholesale deal offered to me. It is on a busy street - 4 lane with about 30 cars / minute passing. Comps are 155 / sf. I am estimating 5% less on my ARV due to busy street. The deal does not leave me much pro...
Hi everyone, I was just wondering how successful investors are finding great deals on the MLS. I've offered several thousand dollars over asking price on properties in the southside suburbs of Chicago. Everyone has be...
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Hello Everyone,
I am a long time follower of the forums and listener to BP Podcasts, first time posting. I'm a Realtor based in Southwest Florida. The reason for me posting is, I have just acquired a few different g...
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My wife and I recently got a divorce. For that last several years I have done very little real estate investing because she didnt want me to do it and wanted me to focus more of my time on our family. Well, that didnt...
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I have always offered 4% agent commission on the sales of my flips and personal residences (7 deals and counting) and have been able to get over asking price on 5 out of the 7. I have been told by a few real estate ag...
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We live in a fast moving world. What technology improvements do you see in the next ten years that will change how you invest?
One thing that I always think about is driverless cars. Google has driven a half million ...