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Hello BP,I am looking to invest in my first house using a first time home buyer loan. I am approved up to $175k I need 1.5% down payment. My question is should I go for a more expensive house or go for a fixer upper? ...
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Hi all!Hope everyone has had a great start to their week! For those that have purchased small multi-family (under 4 units) - if those properties cash flowed well and you bought slightly under market - did you have a p...
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Good Afternoon Bigger pockets, my name is Austin and I work within the Wealth Management industry. I recently moved to Chicago from Florida and have been renting. My lease gets up in June and I wish to start investing...
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Hello everyone,Recently joined the BP Community and am in the process of moving to Houston for my job. I'll be working in the Woodlands area and am looking for a way to "house-hack" while I am young and unattached. I ...
Hey guys. I am a total newbie here. My wife and I own our single family home in Brooklyn Park, MD - Olde Brooklyn Park, so a nice part of town in a good housing development. We got jobs in Texas so we're leaving and w...
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Hello everybody!
My very first BiggerPockets question:
I know that the method that goes around here is to save anywhere between 5-10 percent for vacancy each month.
I was wondering, if I managed to save 6 months in ...
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I own a home that has no mortgage and is currently vacant. My wife and I bought it as a foreclosure and we put quite a bit of work into it about 9 years ago. It's in pretty good shape, but it could use a little work (...
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Hello, My name is Julian. I am new to investing at 19 years old & i wanted to see if you guys could give me some tips. I plan on BRRRR investing. What is a good amount of money I should save up to start? Is it bet...
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Im making this post to reach out to investors in the Columbus area to ask them how they think the market will fair in 2023. I have been doing my fair share of research on the area and it seems to have a rapidly growin...
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Hello fellow Big Pocketers - I have a feeling that I am just out of luck here but thought I would reach out to the smartest group of people I know when it comes to real estate.Situation - -High earner in my W-2 job (n...