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Hey everyone! I'm Brad and I live in Chicago and hoping to get started with real estate and a path to financial freedom.Currently, I work a sales job I don't love with a long commute which is my motivation for trying ...
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I'm not the first to talk about this strategy and won't be the last so feel free to chime in here. Over the past decade of deploying a very successful BRRR model across the Pacific Northwest, I've been able to perfect...
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Hi BP Community,We are looking for recommendations for a real estate friendly financial adviser. We could use some help looking at our total financial picture and goals as we approach retirement. We have a strategy...
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Do lenders actually lend on the income of the asset or it is weighted on the net worth of the borrower, or both?
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Hello all! After spending the last year teaching myself all about real estate investing through podcasts, books, YouTube and forums like BiggerPockets, I have finally decided to make my jump into the real estate world...
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How are smart and seasoned investors doing their market due diligence? Do you use a software program or are you digging various websites and compiling longhand?There are a ton of software systems and "how-to" resource...
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I have a distressed homeowner who is interested in selling his home to me as a shortsale. He is way upside down on his mortgage and has experienced financial hardship. (Lost job.) Yet he does not live in the residence...
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A probate property I want to wholesale has a Reverse Mortgage with Financial Freedom.
Googling complaints against Financial Freedom reveals some unsavory practices by that company.
I'm assuming when my buyer goes to...
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Americans are increasingly favoring renting over home ownership according to the most recently conducted Freddie Mac renter survey. Furthermore, the survey takers responded that they do not see the current market clim...
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Helloi am in the process of evaluating my first multi family deal. I have been speaking to potential lenders all of last week. Today i just finished looking at the property and id like to make an offer. The sellers su...