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Hello, all! Super newb here. I've always been interested in real estate, but have always felt it was something you had to have money to make money in. I know that's mostly true, but let me get into who I am a bit. I'm...
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I'm a first-time homebuyer looking to start my real estate investing journey and would appreciate some advice. For context, I'm 25 and planning to move in with my soon-to-be fiancée. We want to purchase a property to ...
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LOAN PROS, often I see on BP questions on Private money, hard money, direct money lenders, etc. Though I'm knowlegable on hard money loans, I know there are many out there that are curious and would appreciate picking...
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For those of you who don't want to know about me and instead want to get to the point of this post move on to "2".
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My name is Lukas Zupan - I'm a real estate investor in OKC, and I also own a RE photography bus...
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My financial advisor had this to say in regards to the question of whether or not I could (without penalty) use funds in a self-directed roth IRA as a down payment on an investment property. I have no reason to doubt ...
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I’m looking into investing in primarily buy and hold opportunities out of state. I live in a very competitive Washington state marketplace and am now looking elsewhere. Where would recommend searching? I’m looking at ...
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Hey BP community! I just closed on my first property and I am in the process of getting things set up for property management. I met with a couple of different companies, and feel like I know who I am going to go with...