I purchased an apartment in the Chicago area near my university campus while I was studying back in 2006. Of course they gave a full-time student with no real income a mortgage with just 20% down payment back then. An...
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I've always had the mindset that it didn't really matter who I refinanced by BRRRR properties with because interest rates would be pretty universal. As I get ready to refi my latest purchase. I am curious, do you thi...
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Hey Guys, I work for a property management company here in Chicago and we are expanding our agent referral program. I wanted to get some insight of what many of you brokers/agents have seen in your markets. Would love...
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Hello BP Community! My husband and I are looking into rental investing in Fresno, CA. We’re doing research and trying to find out more about the market there, from average rents to rental vacancy rates to neighborhood...
Hello, Before anyone judges me, I want to be open and honest. I am hoping to find some one who is a real estate investor and is willing to share their wisdom so to speak. I learn best first hand. SO to me having some...
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I was wondering if any of the Atlanta members had any recommendations for agents specializing on investors. I've contacted a few agents through the regular real estate sites, but there seems to be a tendency to w...
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Hi everyone I'm hoping an investor who is also licensed as an agent can help me out with what this means for my future being a licensed agent and trying to wholesale!? doesn't seem like the state brokers i talk to wan...
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Hey guys, we are just about to wrap up on a remodel on our second home that we are flipping, and a home next door with the exact layout hit the market and they claimed to have more square footage than our house. So I ...
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A younger person asked me recently what job/career they should pursue that would best prepare them for becoming a full time real estate investor in the shortest amount of time. I didn't know how to respond and was tor...
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Hi Everyone. I recently just found Bigger Pockets, and it is a fantastic!I have a two family home in the Hillside neighborhood in Medford. When we bought the house in 2014, there were already tenants here, and they ha...