Hey everyone, so I have made a few posts now and here is my next question. I am most interested in buy and hold investments, I have done enough research and reading to get the concepts of it and the term I have heard ...
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Hello PDX (and surrounding area) investor friends! My wife and I are coming into the scene here and would love to start a conversation with like-minded local folks. We currently do not own any rentals yet, however, we...
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Below is a chart of the interest rate on the 10 year going back to 1880. As we all know the 10 year is a reasonable benchmark for mortgage rates. In other words, or what matters to investors, the 10 year determines ...
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Hi BP communites,
I think I going to refinancing my home equity to take out roughly 500k for 30 year loAN and buy property for passive income.
Can I some oF your input on which city to start locally in the Bay A...
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I was phoning a commercial broker who deals with West Side properties, and the CAP was disturbingly low at 2-3% average. Is it just a money dump for cash heavy investors who just want a safe bet or are there any oppor...
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Looking at investing here. Curious as to your thoughts
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I have heard that it is possible and legal for investors to be compensated with marketing costs from a realtor that they refer leads to.I am in Minnesota, and I often receive leads from my marketing that do not make s...
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In David Greene's "Long-Distance Real Estate Investing", to exemplify different reasons to invest in one market vs. another, David brings about the pros (ex. low price points) and cons of investing in rental property ...
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I'm reviewing the terms of my 30-year fixed mortgage and the lender is charging me 6% interest. My credit score is good (800). 6% seems high to me. Has anyone else obtained a similar mortgage recently and can share th...
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We have a house under contract for $76K. End buyer wants to buy it for $96K. It appraises for $135K. End buyer is going to put $5K into rehab and intends to owner occupy. His credit score is 750. He was using a mortg...