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I have a SFH that has had a tenant(crackhead) squatting since last june. The marshalls FINALLY came to execute the eviction last week. The house is bad. Trash every where, all appliances destroyed, cabinets destroyed...
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I am curious for those buy and hold investors.
Does anyone buy and hold for in perpetuity? Perhaps in family trusts etc..
Thanks,
Matt
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Hello BiggerPockets!
This is my first ever post here.. I have been holding off until I figured out the niche of real estate that I wanted to get into, but everything sounds so tempting and interesting. Then I realize...
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Aloha everyone. Newbie here. I'm looking to make my first purchase also. Not so sure which way to go, househack or turn-key. Next year in 2018 Ill be able to leave DC area and take my job with me where I can go house...
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I been shopping around for the past 2 weeks and the best I have seen out here in my local market Los Angeles is 5.875% 30 year conventional fixed (25% down) with 1.25 points for a 2 unit investment loan duplex? A lot ...
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Can anyone offer their experiences with the gold level service at trustetc? Is it worth it or unecessary? I'm hoping to get set up in the next few days.
thanks!
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Im looking into purchasing properties in Indiana (East Chicago, Hammond), Vegas, and or New Orleans. Are either of these considered landlord UNFRIENDLY locations like it is here in Chicago, Illinois?
I have listened to mostly all of the BP podcasts, and one thing keeps continually being brought up, "Get you real estate license". So I was thinking, why not, it can't hurt. However after investigating a little, it lo...
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If you were a single, self-employed, and location-independent worker, how would you go about identifying the best house-hacking opportunity in a tax-free US state? Ideally, I'd like to use a FHA loan to purchase a mul...