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I know people often refinance from a 30 year to a 15 if they can get a competitive rate that does not dramatically increase the monthly payment. I am looking at doing the opposite. I bought a property (my first) with...
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I posted this on my BP blog but figured would probably get more traffic on the forums.**To maximize table and graphs you will need to go to my biggerpockets blog on my profile and click the pictures to enlarge. Forum ...
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Does anyone have any recommendations on how to research local housing market trends? For example, projected local appreciation rates, future home supply versus home buyer/ renter demand projections, migration trends,...
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As all of us know the rates dropping for 2024 have had your average realtor and lender running to facebook to post about how great 2024 is going to be. I happen to be in the other boat... if you take the same amount o...
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Recently, I had an acquaintance tell me about a great deal she found from a wholesaler. She wasn't interested in it because she only wants to wholesale herself right now. She gave me the name of the wholesaler and sen...
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As a new investor looking to house hack, what would you say is a good Cash on Cash return for someone who's using an VA or FHA loan? Does it matter, or should I be focused on the future result of having both units ren...
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Hello Everyone
My name is Chris I'm from London in the UK & I'm new to investing in the States.
I'm currently trying to get started in the Pre-foreclosure business & I'm hoping to start investing the Tampa ...
Hi Everyone!I am considering a strategy that is basically a combination of the best of different worlds. My partners and I are considering purchasing small multi-families by making all cash offers, fixing them up if n...
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Forgive me if I posted this in the wrong section, I couldn't find any other sections that seemed appropriate.
I understand that when calculating either Net Present Value (NPV) or Internal Rate of ...
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Has anyone had success attracting buyers by offering a seller credit for an interest rate buydown? An agent buddy of mine suggested it and it sounds like a potentially great sales tactic in the current environment. I ...