hello,i have 175k for real estate and putting aside 105k for a duplex with 15% down financing conventional in my home state NJ with the goal of living rent free or close to it. use the 70k plus for a rental single in ...
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hey all,curious as to know how much capital you started out with when you first began REI, particularly in relation to what your first property cost, the downpayment, and how things played out with it (cashflow, how q...
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Personally, I think the smartest person in the room, is the notes investor. Why? Deals need money, money needs security, and security needs yield. Within the activity of real estate for the purposes of ROI I would muc...
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I've read in a couple of places that persons who have "made it", strongly recommend giving back. They have said that by giving money away, it has come back to them many times over. I haven't read any specific example...
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What does a real estate agent do that would be hard for me to do on my own? How can we both benefit?
Hey all, been a capital partner in a few deals and have experience rehabbing and selling several primary residences over the years but I am looking to take on some rehab investment projects of my own.I have a HELOC fo...
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Hi BP,
I joined recently and this place is so helpful. I’m a newbie to real estate investing and currently living in Fremont,CA. Because of COVID, I’m working from home for the past year, and most possibly I would be...
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Hello, this is my first post so thank you in advance to anyone who shares their 2 cents. I am looking to buy my first house in 2021. I live in NYC and trying to figure out whether I should buy a fixer upper house upst...
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Hi Everyone, I wanted to introduce myself as a new investor in the Boston area. I've been a long-time lurker of BP, but am finally finding the courage to start RE investing on my own. Technically, I'm starting a RE bu...
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Hello,I'm based in Los Angeles and work in film & music. I'm looking to meet other REI's. I have been involved in REI for over a decade with good results, but that was based on market timing and less on cash flo...