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I purchased my 1st home at 22 years old straight out of college. PP: Aug. 2019 - $356,900 w/ 20% down (borrowed a large chunk of the down payment). Refinance: Nov. 2021 - Property appraised for 480K, I completely paid...
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I'm haunted by Ben L.'s comment "Don't be a retail investor!" in the podcast on rental properties. This is also common advice in real estate investment books. Always buy at a discount, or, as Warren Buffett says, with...
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Is there ONE person out there who has only purchased properties for around $30k, rents them for $700 or less a month and has been successful long term and can prove it with the numbers?
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I had this thought as I am house hacking (Syracuse NY) and want to make my unit nice with some upgrades. I am curious on people's thoughts on this topic.Should you or should you not make your apartment that much diffe...
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I was driving into the office today and had this thought.....are slumlords really that bad? Hear me out and then you decide.
I think it's safe to assume that most of the folks on BP would consider themselves ...
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So I have shown this apartment more than 12 times and still don't have a renter.
One family said they wanted it but didn't make their appointment to give me a security deposit so I called them and they said t...
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Hi Guys! I recently had a seller (another investor) agree to a 45k purchase price (cash) on a house with ARV of 60k. The house had a full gut rehab 4 years ago when this investor bought it. The current tenant is “all ...
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Before I did my first deal, I spent time on BP searching for people like me going through their first dealings in this business. I found many who started sharing their adventure but when it started to get good, the t...
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On July 15, we went under contract on our 6th rental property. It's a townhouse and was listed for a day when our offer went in. It's in the same complex where we have two other units - offering on this one was a no...