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Subject says it all. I live in the NYC area and the properties seem way too expensive to purchase and rent out.
Would looking into a neighboring city such as Philidelphia where property is cheaper be a better altern...
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Hi all. I'm hoping to use a portfolio lender to finance my first flip. If I find that BankA offers residential rehab portfolio loans, will their terms depend on their confidence in the deal, to include my experience a...
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Background
I'm a new real estate investor in Miami Beach trying to buy my first property, preferably locally*. I could spend at least $500,000 in cash on a property myself, $1-20 million if I go into it with a family...
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With all the uncertainty going on with the world, with the wars in the middle east, longshoremen strikes, election in November, and potential for stock market and housing market crashes, should I hold off on purchasin...
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Hi - can somebody please explain why the mortgage expense is removed from the NOI when calculating the Cap rate? A mortgage pmt is a monthly expense, so if you account for it when you determine your NOI, why is it re...
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Hey y'all!My husband and I are from Piedmont, SC. We've always talked about getting into real estate and finally decided to make the plunge this year. (I posted a discussion under General about a vacant/abandoned hous...
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Afternoon. New to real estate investing, struggling to find a lender that is willing to work with new investors and does not pull credit (credit is good, I would like to keep it that way). I have heard so many folks s...
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The Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area housing prices seems to be really low for multi-families that still have solid rents. Example: 90K asking price for 6/2 (with minimal rehab needed) while average rents are $700-850 for 3...