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I currently reside in Fort Wayne Indiana. I am looking to start in the buy and hold investment journey of my life. In the past I have flipped 3 houses and neither of them were very successful. I have learned a lot fro...
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Hello, I'm trying to understand whether paying off my mortgage balance using a HELOC would make sense. I am feeling confused about it, because the terms of each are so different. The mortgage is a long-term, fixed r...
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My husband and I are rookies but very interested in buy and hold real estate. Recently, I've been sharing our (my) goals with my father-in-law. He has offered to sell us a vacant lot at a huge discount to help us get ...
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I’m a new investor and just this week, after about a year and a half of saving and learning, have just put my first property under contract (fingers crossed)! It’s no homerun but it will cash flow and has me thinking ...
Hello BP Community, Please allow me to introduce myself and to say thank you to each and everyone member for helping me discover a way to escape the ball and chain of having to spend life in a cubicle.My name is D'An...
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I'm in contract for my first rental property in the Buffalo area and will be inheriting a tenant who is currently paying way under market value. Property is a side by side duplex (each unit is 900sq ft, 2bdrm/ 1ba) On...
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Hi we are looking to buy our first rental property, what price range do you use when buying a rental? Market, 90%, 80%, 70% ARV? I realize situations are different but just as a "general" rule? Thank you, Robyn ...
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Any Active RE Investors or Agents investing in the Poughkeepsie, NY Area? Im looking to Purchase a Multifamily, Possibly in this area....Ive done some research the unemployment rate is rather average in the 51/2 pc...
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Good Evening,I would like to become a real estate investor, but at the moment I do not have the money or the capital. I'm active duty military and going on deployment very soon..I thought it would be a good time to st...
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Does anyone have a rule of thumb that they use for a complete, nothing-left GUT of a home in disrepair?
The one I'm evaluating is about 3,000 square feet and needs to go down to the studs in most places. Electric and...