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I will be in the position next year to purchase my 1st property in this decade. Are there any emerging markets left near Philly. I say near as I am no longer looking in Philly. My hope was to purchase something in ...
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Hi All, I'm planning to do a live in flip sometime in early 2017, probably around April or May if all goes well. I'll be looking to buy a distressed property in the $60,000 - $90,000, and should have roughly $25,000 o...
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Hey y'all, I have taken quite a break from these forums but have decided to step back into these by reintroducing myself. I got into the industry in 2014 with a property management job on Lake Ponchatrain in Slidell, ...
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Hi all - I’m kicking around the idea of buying a big single family home and offering housing for sober living. People in recovery need a place to stay free of drugs and alcohol. From what I understand, it’s common to ...
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Investment Info:
Large multi-family (5+ units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $2,500,000
Contributors:
Michael Gudat
This property is a very nice building in a great community...
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Hey all. Just curious, could someone purchase, say a triplex, using a FHA loan, rent out two of the three units, retaining the third unit for yourself, but not actually live in it? Is that acceptable from the FHA pers...
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I was wondering if anyone has recommendations for property management in the Edwardsville, IL / Granite City, IL area? Thanks!
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Being my first deal, would it be better to buy properties from a wholesaler or try to find the deal myself?
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i have been approved for 250K loan. I leave here in Anaheim CA. Would like to take this chance to get my own single family home and build equity and jump into investing in rental properties but it looks really tough...
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I am researching county tax maps and info to make a list of potential investing properties based on absentee owners, unpaid taxes...that sort of thing. I understand that hand written envelopes have a better chance of...