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Everyone thinks they know the best places to invest, Ca, the south east, Cincinnati, your back yard...But, there is NO city that I hear more contention on than the city of Chicago. The third coast has ample opportunit...
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We have an investment property that we bought in 2004. We had an adjustable rate mortgage, so we refinanced in 2006 to a fixed rate, because we were to afraid of what the rate would be if we waited longer. We have a f...
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I finally put up an offer and was accepted. I placed a $ 2,000 bid on a NPN of $ 92,000, but the house has a value of only $ 65,000 max. I'm thinking if I can get the current occupant to agree with a restructured and ...
According to http://capstonecapitalusa.com/the-most-friendly-8-... - the order is:TX, IN, CO, AZ, FL, KY, GA, MSI choose to not do rentals but based upon my dealings in TX, I'd say this state is pretty friendly to pro...
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Hi Everyone!We took possession of our first rental on July 15th and we are self-managing it. We've prepared a pre-screening questionnaire with guidance from Heather & Brandon Turner's Managing Rental Properties b...
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Have 2 friends - one starting with $100K in retirement funds and the other with $25K in savings - both looking to get to $10K/month in income as fast as they can. Both have jobs, consistent income and good credit scor...
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If you were able to choose from a range of investment mortgages... from those that are currently available in your local market and one that is available to you at 2%, which would you choose?
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How many people do you know that just make you shake your head at their financial predicament? I mean, hey, I came late in life to financial sanity and the decision to invest and retire early, and made lots of stupi...
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I'm sure there are many topics on this throughout bigger pockets history, however, what are you doing TODAY, and why? What do you see as the pro's and con's of each policy?
This is assuming buy and hold but feel fre...
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I'll try to keep this brief. I have a rental property in Charlotte, NC and the gas fireplace hasn't worked for awhile. While my property manager was in the process of getting an estimate, the tenant (without approva...