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I've got an issue that might turn out to be good for someone willing to help out a newbie. Here's the situation:Perousing the internet and MLS I found a very distressed property that had only been online for about 6 h...
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Re: Seven (7) - Powerful Successful Strategies for Finding Foreclosures-
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1. Do A Google/Yahoo Search {(or Call Info-411 (http://www.411.com )} to locate the ...
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Hello BP community! My name is Ellen and I'm a real estate agent. I am newly separated from my partner and starting out in real estate investing as a single mom with low 1099 income and few assets. I have identified a...
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Hi all! First time poster here, really love all the super helpful advice in this forum that I've seen so far. Was hoping you guys might be able to help me think through the following situation. We are looking at purch...
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I bought my first rental in in a lump sum payment and have no mortgage. Am I able to write off the purchase price in anyway or did I mess that up by just paying in full?
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Hi everyone! I’m extremely new to all of this but have been reading and listening to everything I can get my hands on the past 6 months. I’m looking at getting my first multi unit deal but am struggling in getting sta...
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Hello BP Community,Something I have been thinking about recently and would appreciate guidance or thoughts on. This year I will be purchasing a personal residence and an investment related property (2 separate purchas...
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Hi Everyone, I feel like this is sort of a Catch-22 since, while searching the next (or first) deal, I feel like I'm losing out on potential interest while holding tens of thousands in a savings account (on top of 3-6...
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Good afternoon all, I have been in construction for 20+ years, but I am new to the rental business. I would like to supplement my retirement with rental properties in 11 years when I am 55. My bank is telling me...
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I recently visited Buffalo NY and am trying to figure out if its a good place to invest. Below is the number I came up with for one of the properties(It's listed a few months back and it's sold already, but there are ...