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Hello, I’m a new investor in the Chicago area and recently closed on my first househack. For my next deal, I’m interested in a 2 or 3 flat with value add opportunities. While researching properties in the Chicago area...
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I am new to the investing field and my brother is my partner. He currently lives in the Detroit, MI area. This city has of course filed bankruptcy recently and has a lot of not so pretty neighborhoods. However t...
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So I threw the idea out to my father about BRRR'ing out his home to get a jumpstart with his investing career. He's got a very nice home in a Cleveland suburb that he owes roughly $55k on and it would appraise probabl...
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I am just curious about everyones thought on section 8 rentals. I got interested in section 8 rentals after listening to a podcast about a guy that soley owned section 8, he said he NEVER had any late payments nor his...
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Now that we've completed the eviction of a dirt-bag tenant and have the Murrieta house re-rented to a nice family, we're looking at the next step in building our real estate "empire".
A recap of our profile: We live ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets!!!!
My partner, Nick Wiggins (not sure how to tag yet and I wanted to introduce ourselves here to the community – and hopefully have this be the first of many, many value added discussions. We lo...
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I have an bank accepted contract on an REO house for $140k. It's a beautiful old craftsman 4 bdrm from 1910 but it has wood single pane windows, no insulation, and only one bath on the main floor. My agent estimates A...
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I was participating in a thread by @Sandra Holt who war generously sharing the acquisition of her second rental.Many congratulations and comments later, I asked one of the responders if he would explain a technique he...
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Im closing on my first property next Friday (housing hack / using the basement for a STR). I’m looking to get my second property at the end of Q2 2021, and have been exploring turnkey properties.I’ve done the general ...
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First post! I'm new to the forums and soaking up as much info as possible before jumping into my first rental property. I'm located in Chicago (East Lakeview) and purchased a HUD property in 2016 for around $110k, put...