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Hello all,I’m brand new to investing, actually haven’t even started yet. Just a quick question though. I’m in the Long Island, NY market where houses are very expensive. Even if I have 20% for a investment, should I l...
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Hello,My name is Phil. I am a software engineer / tester in the Clearwater, FL area. I also have a background in construction and some sales / customer service, as well as enjoy building custom furniture and other fab...
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I'm looking into the Houston market place for buy and hold. Is it better to focus on properties with better school district ratings, or get much cheaper properties in areas where the school district doesn't rank as hi...
Background: I'm new to this forum and I am qualified for the full $424,100 0% down running at 3.7ish% on a VA loan. I'm moving to charleston in October as a military member and I'm looking to buy
multiplex 2 to 4 uni...
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Hi BP,I've applied for the new 5% down multifamily primary residence loan option for a 3-unit property, but keep getting denied at the Automated Underwriting System (AUS) stage. I have good credit (690), 24 months of ...
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Hello friends,
I have heard many podcasts with lawyers saying that real estate is the most common source of lawsuits and that its not if but when we'll get sued. A lawyer obviously has a vested interest in scaring u...
I think it was Robert Kiyosaki who stated if you own rental properties and your paying taxes you are not doing it right. Please Help me understand this better. I basically use the brrrr strategy and use my local len...
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my neighbor's irrigation broke and over the course of 5 hours dumped into my backyard and crawlspace under my house.
damages to my crawlspace amount to $2200; my deductible is $2500.
I filed against my neighbor's in...
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I'm attempting to be conservative when pulling comps for value add acquisitions in Baltimore City, MD. The areas that don't have a sufficient/good comps, then I feel like I'm leaving an opportunity.I use the following...
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Hello! My name is Klesta and I'm brand new to these forums. I have been listening to bigger pockets for 10 short weeks now, but I feel I have learned more here than in any of my years of attending college or the MBA p...