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Bought first condo on east side of Oahu on a no money down 5/5 arm loan 2.5 years ago. Condos value has increased significantly for a short amount of time.
Financed loan for $379000
Balance is now 360000
Current co...
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Hello everyone,I am a newbie to the whole real estate investment world and am looking to move on my first property if possible. I have been reading books and I have been studying everything I can. But due to some issu...
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I've seen all of the photos of Houston and of course I feel very badly for the people there. I have never been in a situation as bad as that and can only imagine the emotional and financial toll its taking on them...T...
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I have been using PropStream and their contact data has been very poor. Lots of wrong/bad numbers and high email bounce rate. Also the hit rate per property is really low. Of 1k properties only 20-30% may have any con...
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I've been here listening and reading things on BiggerPockets for a few years now.
In December 2018 I finally decided to pull the trigger and buy my first house. I bought the house with the intention of turning it ...
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I am curious as to what you all think. I am assuming I am not the only newbie interested in hearing everyone's opinion on gaining credibility.
I am fairly new to investing, and I am 25yrs old. I spend a lot of time ...
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Hello BiggerPockets ! I am writing this post with the out-most trust in this community and want to get different points of views on my financial situation. I love this platform and have been following it since 2015 as...
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First time home buyer here. I'm trying to understand the world of real estate but the longer I deal with this the more I get the feeling real estate agents are like used car salesmen... shady. I told my agent to put i...