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Hello does anyone from Chicago have any knowledge dealing with Chicago building code violations? I'm looking into purchasing a multifamily that had a brick addition done in the back over 20 years ago. There was no per...
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Hey guys, I'm a new investor in the Portland, OR area. I'm looking to do long term buy and holds, as well as perhaps looking at mobile home parks. I have a business partner who recently asked what I thought about a ti...
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Background: My wife and I live in San Jose, California, where we are renting a basement apartment from family for a great discount. Both of us have corporate jobs with decent salaries, so we are saving about half of o...
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HI Bigger Pockets Forum!We’re super excited that we’re under contract for our first rental property! Woot! It’s a triplex in the Philadelphia area that needs a lot of work. Two of the units are currently occupied b...
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Would/ Can you form an LLC before you buy a property. I was told that most banks wont loan to an LLC real estate if you dont have a lot of business history with the banks. What my mentor said was once I bought a prope...
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Good morning BP Family! I hope everybody has had an amazing week and is looking forward to an even better weekend! I'm still on the hunt for a new acquisition and am looking for SFRs or multi units in the Indy area (b...
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Hello Folks,I am currently living overseas with my wife, she is active duty and i work for the Navy doing IT. We are headed back stateside in a little over a year. We have a rare opportunity where we are not tied do...
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Hello! I received a lovely piece of certified mail today from Tucson Police regarding our inherited tenant receiving a "Red Tag" on their door for a good 'ol, loud college party. I have no desire to evict this tenan...
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I've been buying at Foreclosure auction in Indiana (judicial state) with about 8 properties under my belt over the last couple years. I did a lot of homework and its been working out pretty well. Last Friday I pick...
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fred, dont pay an upfront fee!! when i first started, i wanted that hard money loan bad too. i found a broker who promised me the world with a 'due diligence' fee of 1,000. when i told him no way, he emailed me fo...