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My name is Mike and my wife, Andie, and I have been wanting to get into REI for a long time. Jobs and kids put our plans on a temporary hold for the past several years. We both still work full time jobs, Andie is a ch...
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So I’m struggling with how much my mortgage payment will be after I refinance. If I buy a house for 150 and can rehab it to make it worth 250, that’s a giant mortgage payment. Even if I’m getting 1500 a month for rent...
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If you were a single, self-employed, and location-independent worker, how would you go about identifying the best house-hacking opportunity in a tax-free US state? Ideally, I'd like to use a FHA loan to purchase a mul...
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Hello BiggerPockets members,My name is Matt Bouwman and I am obviously new to the biggerpockets forum. I would like to take this opportunity to introduce myself to all the members here in hopes of gaining lasting part...
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The basement tiles have been removed. I see there is old glue residue on the basement floor. The plan is to apply basement paint. What would be the ideal product to prepare the floor so that it accepts the paint ? som...
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Hi All - We are working to buy a duplex in SC. We live in NC. The make up of this purchase will be Retirement Trust - ( My solo 401k)My brother in lawAnd a 3rd personWe are wondering if it is better to form an LLC, o...
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Due to changing circumstances that I (should have but) didn't plan for, I have had to file Chapter 13 to keep my house. The move has put me in a much more stable place financially but of course my credit score will t...
I recently purchased a small 1930's home in a great downtown location. It's 800 sq ft 2/1 and currently doesn't have washer/dryer hookups in the house (this was in a detached garage that had to be torn down). Due to t...
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Hello Fellow BPers,
I'm John, currently in Princeton, NJ, in the process of moving to Carroll County, MD. I recently met a wonderful woman who is my reason why. She's in the middle of a divorce and so we're both work...
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I've got a potential multifamily deal in Mobile, AL, but with everything going on with lending, it has become extremely difficult to acquire capital. Does anyone have any recommendations on how to be creative in acqui...