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Let's get everyone who is a New Zealand based Real Estate / Property Investor to reply here, so we can try and form a group to share ideas both for investing locally and abroad. I know there are many of you out there...
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Hi BP Family! Where would you recommend living in USA to start house hacking and building a rental property business? The intent is to relocate from a high cost of living area like the Bay Area in California (although...
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I recently found out about a real estate investing mentor group called Lifestyles Unlimited based in Texas and decided to do some research on it. I came across a thread on this forum about the company from 2008 and ve...
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I haven't seen anything in the forums less than a year old about this, but here on phoenix I hear a commercial for Offerpad/Opendoor perhaps 4-5 times a day. Always kinda figured they must lowball quick cash offers an...
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Age 40. Owner of a singe-family rental homePurchase price 15 years ago: $200,000 (zero down payment)Current value: $400,000+Current mortgage: 20-year fixed with 19 years remaining @ 2.875%Seeking advice and opinion...
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Can someone please explain to me how, in 2018, we haven't come up with a better process for:1. The real estate title systemBetween title searches and title insurance - the real estate title system is a $15 BILLION com...
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A Little Backstory
Hi BiggerPockets! I wanted to make this post to give some inspiration to those newbies just starting out or even the more seasoned vets! I set out on my real estate journey with my first investmen...
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@Brandon TurnerHey Brandon!What's better: a 15-yr mortgage or a 30-yr mortgage?I can still cash flow just fine with a 15, so I decided to take it (PITI with the 15-yr is $550/month, while it is $350/month for the 30-y...
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I have a rehab property here in Garland and I finished the foundation only to get the call from the company telling me I had a leak. Of course I got a second opinion my neighbor who owns a plumbing company to go out ...