I live in bay area CA now but lived in Seattle for 10 years earlier. Reading forums I get the idea that is best to buy first investment property local. CA is out of my reach but I can do Seattle. I still go to Seattle...
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Hi everyone! My name is Eric and I am looking to get started in real estate investing. My ultimate goal is to own enough doors to replace my 9-5 income and become work optional. I have a long and exciting road ahead t...
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I was hoping to get as much input as possible on my first deal
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purchase price- 300k
down payment- $10,500
fha owner occupied 3 unit
$1050 a unit gross rent
$2650- p.i.t.i,
vacancy rate- 4%
low maintenance, built...
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Hi- I'm just getting started with building my real estate portfolio and am seriously considering Cape Coral Florida as a starting point (new construction). The pro formas I have looked at from my turnkey provider for...
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Hello BP,As I continue to learn about REI, I have struggled with the B, C, and War Zone concepts when it comes to neigborhoods. Specificly Sacramento, Ca but also in general. For the Sacramento investors what would ...
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I have been looking at homes that are at just 25 percent of their 2004-2006 sale prices and are now 100k and under. I only have 20k in ready cash and am looking at 20 percent down.
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Does anyone have any advice on investing in College Town areas? Specifically near University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee? Thanks so much!
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I live in California and I have been looking for a place to invest that has cheaper homes than the $500,000 homes where I live. I have searched all over using Zillow and one of the states I am considering investing in...
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I have to say, this site is amazing, and I'm in total information overload right now trying to absorb it all!
I'm curious, for those of you who own investments in other areas/regions/states, how did you get ...
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Economic Update (Monday, October 12, 2020)
Make no mistake: no one has enjoyed this Pandemic and...