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I finally am finishing school and will immediately be qualified to purchase my first home! My plan is to buy a house on an FHA loan (small multi-family) and live in one portion, while renting out the others. Then move...
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Hi
I have a townhome in bay area with 70% equity currently valued at 1million.
I am considering relocating to Sacramento area to expand my family. I have enough savings to buy another property in Sac without selli...
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Hello BP,
A quick search didn't find anything on this specific topic. Two questions for the community, with #1 the one I really need help with.
1. Does anyone have experience with giving tenants small gifts as a w...
Hello all. This is my first post. I am grateful for this community as I am in need of some advice. My husband and I own a home in Jupiter, FL (Palm Beach County). We purchased it with an FHA loan in 2012 for 172K. We ...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in South Salt Lake.
Purchase price: $325,000
Cash invested: $12,000
This home was intended to be our primary residence that we house...
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Hi All, I am new to investing and this is my first post. I have been looking for a market to buy in and a friend pointed me in the direction of Schenectady NY. I am based out of NYC so not crazy but far enough to be a...
I'm having *several problems* with my current tenant, including suspected illegal activity. I did not run a background check (credit check, evictions record, criminal records check) before she moved in, and now I am ...
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Investment Info:
Townhouse buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $270,000
We ended up replacing the kitchen countertops with granite, replacing the water heater, and painting some of the walls befo...
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Hey BP,
Investing implies risk, at least to some extent. But there are definitely ways we can reduce them.
Think back when you were starting out in REI. What do you wish you could have done different...
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I'm an investor from San Diego - specifically Escondido, CA. I bought my house back in 2010 and renovated the workshop in the backyard into a studio and rent it out. I love getting $900/month for such a small space a...