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I'm currently in NC and have decided I'd probably just like to stay here - since there's a little bit of everything. I am looking to buy my next primary home/second rental. I plan on buying it, living in it, renting o...
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There's no shortage of posts on the topic of how to land that first deal and I am here to add to that number.I began my RE journey shortly after selling my company in late 2015. With a sizable bankroll, monthly passiv...
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Hi All,I’m from Southern Californian and have been researching rent affordability & economic growth stats nationwide and Raleigh / Research Triangle area seems the best market since rents are still relatively affo...
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Hello everyone!I'm new to BP and very excited that I found this forum. I reside in Orange County, CA and have been looking for the past couple months for rental properties that has positive cash flow and I plan to buy...
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Hi, everyone, I will be moving to Orange county in 2018, and have been looking for nice neighbourhoods for both residence and investment. My preference is single family houses anywhere from 500k to 2m. Any recommendat...
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Does anyone work with interior designers on their flips? My team started a joint venture partnership with a well-known one, but she bailed on us due to it being more work for her than she anticipated compared to the s...
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I'm looking to diversify into real estate but need to remain fairly passive given my day job. I've started off by putting a turnkey duplex under contract that will close this week, but the more I look at it the more I...
Hi everyone,
I just got a list of about 100 small multifamily properties (ranging from 4-12 units) that I will be sending direct mail on. At this point I'm trying to develop a tool box of techniques that I c...
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I have a few questions here:
1) if I have 2 year's tax returns with rental income reported but have not had the rental property for 2 years (say 1.2 years), will lenders still consider the income? I do/will have a si...