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I just finished paying off my home and looking to do some upgrades (yank carpet/replace ceramic) but I'm wondering if I should save $$ towards a down payment on a rental property.
I'm in my 30s and wanted to ...
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As a millennial and recent college grad and wanting to begin building a portfolio of properties while working a full time job, a question I constantly find myself contemplating is how to plan for an early retirement a...
Hey BP members, I'm in the midst of potentially making my first acquisition of a buy and hold property. Any third-party, impartial advice would therefore be greatly appreciated.The property is a two family home in nee...
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I am 36 years old, married with a 1 year old girl. I live in a Houston, Texas. My credit is pretty good - in the high 700's. I had a pretty decent salary before, but not enough with all of my expenses and dependent...
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I am currently in the process of saving up for the total costs (dp/closing/reserve) for my first house hack. I was wondering for those who have a house hacked or are currently saving in the process, what would you rec...
Greetings BP,I have been trying to break out into the world of multifamily REI. However, there is not a single property in my area or the surrounding areas that will cash flow even close to $100/door. I am under contr...
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Hi everyone, I have been reading books, blogs, attending webinars for about 3 months now. My goal is to buy my first property by year end. I obtained pre approval for an investment property and talked to a real estat...
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Overthinking about overthinking. Newbie here and planning on learning, reading, practice analyzing and just getting myself as educated as I can before I make any first moves. But my questions is regarding priorities. ...
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If you have a personal homeloan (ignoring IP's for now) are you pumping every spare dollar into reducing that debt, or are you putting some of it into other investments (e.g. managed funds etc) as retrement savings?
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Hey everyone!
I have been spending a lot of time researching the forums and listening to podcasts on BP, however, lately I was finding it difficult to decide where exactly to start on the financing side of things. A...