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Hello BP! My wife and I are tired of talking about real estate investing and are ready to start. Unfortunately, we can't figure out the financial hurdle of our current situation and are seeking guidance. So here's the...
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Would you use hard money for a buy and hold property?
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I am submitting an offer today on a property in the Seattle, WA Area. The listing agent is telling me I need to have a buyers agent and I cannot submit an offer on my own. Is this true???
I have never heard this befo...
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Hello all. I am new to bigger pockets and one could say new to real estate investing. I am in the process of acquiring my first multifamily rental property. One of the issues im having is getting familiar with the zon...
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This has been discussed in fragments other places here, but I thought as the buying season gets going (and I see a slew of <$200K condos hit the market) it would be wise to have a contained chat on what peoples opi...
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Hi everyone. I am general contractor and thinking to build my first vacation rental.
I absolutely unexperienced in field of short rentals I have several questions.
1. Is it important you have vacation rental in Nic...
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Hey BP! We've got 3 Buy & Hold investments in Houston, TX (though I'm definitely still a rookie). My husband and I LOVE the water, so we're strongly considering making our next investment a waterfront vacation ren...
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27 year old male, 730 credit score, 40% DTI, no student/car/medical debt, first time home buyer looking for estimated max loan amount
Hello,
I understand that this is a case by case question with many variables in...
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I am a member of Lifestyles Unlimited and they don't recommend these for purchase. Can anyone explain to me better why they aren't a great deal to get started? Financing is great if you can live in one and seems it...
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Hi BP-ers!Recently my REIA hosted a speaker from a firm who write self-directed IRAs. This seems like a valuable tool for investors but when I spoke to my accountant about it she said they could only be opened by indi...