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Hi, my name is Alain (or just Al) and I'm working on my first real estate investment in the Sierra Nevada. I live in the Sacramento area.Right now my goal is to create a LLC that would take on loan for at least $150K....
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I am proud to say I am finally on the board! I have my first investment property! A brand new three bedroom town home right next to a university. I was just wondering what my next plan of action should be. Should I do...
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I’m still trying to figure out my first property acquisition. I’m located in Palestine, TX (population 18,000)and the market out here seems to be very slow with a very low appreciation rate. I’m interested in house Ha...
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I am going to start wholesaling. Is direct mail a dead strategy in 2022-2023?
Hi BP Community,
I’m a first time home buyer and looking to start my real estate journey! I’d also like to take advantage of what seems like a good time to buy considering whats been going on with COVID and the ec...
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I received an attractive cash offer to buy my one and only paid for rental property. I'm relatively new to the real-estate investing world and am struggling to mentally calculate and quantify the offer in comparison t...
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I was set to close on a house today (currently in it's redemption period of foreclosure) but the appraisal last week discovered that the square footage had been listed as more than 250sf over actual, taking the price ...
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For those of you who invest in property outside of your state; how did you find the agent that you use?
Did you know the area very well or did your agent advise you on where the good/bad areas were?
I have begun c...
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As the title suggests, I have home warranties. I get they are a great selling feature if you are selling a house, but they are usually more trouble than they are worth for me. I purchased a vacant house off the MLS ...
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I have a triplex under contract that needs a lot of renovation, about $90k. The lender basically says I need to have these renovations done before I can get a loan based on the appraisal. The way I see it is I have a ...