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Hello, everyone!
I’m new to the community and I’m planning to start a Section 8 rental property business. I’d love to connect with experienced landlords and investors who can share advice on getting started, selectin...
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I’m curious if anyone has experience acquiring properties by paying off someone else’s overdue property taxes. I read about this process and it sounds odd. Is it messy getting the people out? Is it a good idea?
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Hey BP Family,
Not sure if you only give advice on investments but my parents are still living in the same home they've owned for 20+ years but I'm sure they have refinanced and whatever else you can do to prolong pa...
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Aloha fellow Pockets!
Thank you to all who devote their time and resources to this amazing site. I am truly grateful.
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A twenty-five year construction veteran ...
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OK... I need some advice. I have a property that has been listed by a realtor. No more than a week into the contract I get a potential lease option deal on the same house. This was not through the realtor. What ca...
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Hello BP!I am working on closing my first duplex deal in Mount Clemens Michigan. The duplex is 2 - 3/1 units with a price of just over 100k. The loan I am using is an FHA loan with 3.5% down. I received the closing co...
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Hi everyone, I am purchasing a triplex and I will be living in one of the units for a while, my question is should I put the 53k in a Roth IRA first and then use it as a down payment for my property or just write the ...
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I've been looking at tools like rentometer.com and trying to figure out rents in residential area's like single family and it seems like its way off in most cases. is there something I'm missing? what do you use, or h...
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Dear RE investor fellow,Have you used joinreal.com ( to place tenant)? How do you like the service? I was offered by an agent for the following service. Please private message me if it's OK.-----Service Referral Optio...
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I have been putting “Cascade H2O” laminate flooring in my rentals with intention of keeping the rentals for long term and not having to replace the flooring too often. I’m wondering what other laminate flooring you pr...