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Hi community - I'm a long-time homeowner but rather new to the investor space. With a major home remodel and addition under my belt and a strong interest in environmentally responsible home building, I am gearing up t...
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Hello everyone,My name is Hunter Kraklio and I'm nineteen years old. Currently, I'll be attending Penn State Wilkes Barre, while going for an Electrical Engineers Degree ( 4 years). However, instead of living at the c...
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Hi everyone,
I'm going to my first BPO today. I'd heard it could be useful to give the appraiser repair estimates and comps. Does anyone else do this?
Also, do you ever include crime reports, etc. in your ss packa...
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I am pretty excited to say the least. I have analyzed a little over 100 deals, made 30 or so offers, and have finally had one accepted! Set to close at the end of this month. It has been a great early learning proc...
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Hello all,My apologies for the long title of this post. Hopefully I can explain it in a way that makes sense. My partners and I are currently sub-leasing a property that we have on a 4-year lease term. The lease inclu...
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We built a home a while ago and are wanting to get it appraised for a cash-out refinance. We've still been doing some work to it so there are some minor "renos" that are not done and not all the rooms are furnished. W...
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Hello all! As someone who has always been interested but never able to participate in an auction I am wondering what properties usually end up going for at these auctions (deeds not liens)? People on reddit and YouTub...
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Hello,I am looking for a little advice on the best way to use a couple of different types of money towards down payments of a couple of properties that we want to buy at pretty much the same time (retiring landlord se...
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Hello BP! Real Estate has always fascinated me since I was late into my high school years. I have owned a few homes only one rental but there came a time where I moved away from Memphis and honestly didn’t know what t...
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I'm taking my first baby steps into Rental investing in Chicago. House hacking will more than likely be how I do the first property. But does anyone have any suggestions for a newcomer?Favorite books?Favorite sites?Di...