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I'm going to look at a 7-unit apartment building next week. Its currently fully leased, and on paper (assuming 50% expenses) it cash flows very nicely. Any land mines I should be looking out for? If I pull the trig...
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Hello folks, I've been going after my dream which is to own and operate an apartment complex. I know a few things about analyzing a commercial property value by the income it produces. My difficulties are in...
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Over the years I’ve seen many questions here on BiggerPockets forum related to various aspects of using self-directed Solo 401k real estate investing. But the challenge is that those questions are spread out across pr...
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I have just started learning about real estate investing and I probably have a few years until I can really begin buying properties. I would like to use this time to learn as much as possible. I have read through a co...
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There are a lot of discussions about how, when and where but just as important is the willingness TO ACT. That doesn't mean to pull the trigger on a deal before you understand the downside as well as the upside, and i...
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Im new to investing and I want to be a house hacker in Baton Rouge, LA starting off so I can live free and learn how to be landlord on a small scale first. When finding a potential small multi family deal 2-4 units, W...
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Hi. My name is Maggie, I am a new to Biggerpockets. I heard few podcasts on Biggerpockets website about starting out to invest with refinancing with cash out over and over again to buy one house after another ...
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Article by Joanne Scoratow
May the REAL lenders step forward please.
The number one question I get asked by a new mortgage broker is, are you a direct lender? This is an intrinsically important question that ...