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As they say in radio: first time caller, long time listener. Here we go! My real estate investing experience at this point consists of jumping on the forums, reading books, listening to podcasts, driving the area to s...
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Hello BP,I'm a new real estate investor. I've got a SFH that is currently still undergoing renovations, scheduled to be completed in the next 8 days. During this construction time, I've been marketing the property wi...
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I'm excited to announce that I locked up my first rental property in July! I'm a bit delayed with this post because I've had a lot going on over the past couple of months but still wanted to share my story. I was (a...
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My first experience is a success in progress as circumstances around it continue to change.My first real estate purchase was a four family home in Newport, Rhode Island. I was fortunate to have my parents with me to c...
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Has anyone worked with Catalyst Funding out of Houston, TX? I got pre-approved with them on the recommendation of a fellow investor. Now looking at my first flip, crunching numbers and had Catalyst provide a loan es...
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Does a rehab loan cover just the rehab costs of the property?
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Hey BiggerPockets Community! Writing today excited and inspired as we just recently completed our first project ever in Memphis, TN and I just wanted to share the details with everyone here...while this project ended ...
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Hi BP Community,My business partner and I live in Houston, Texas but for various reasons have been investing in Montgomery Alabama. We recently sold our first flip in Montgomery, AL - managing the process from 670 mi...
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My first DSCR loan experience was unexpected. I'm looking for guidance from this community. Is my experience normal?
I was given the loan terms verbally from a DSCR loan broker out in California for a cash-out refina...
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I'm looking at a ranch that's 740sqft with a basement, price is 25k and rehab will cost 15k at most. Updated comps in area go for 60k. My concern is the sqft and it's only 2 bed 1 bath, rental rate would be solid at ...