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Hey everyone I'm fairly new to the Birmingham area ( just over a year since moving here from Georgia). I've been in the hot rod and restoration industry for 15-16 years and have been looking into real estate for the p...
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Currently my wife and I own 3 properties. One is our primary residence with about $50,000 equity. Another is a duplex that we rent out both sides with about $650,000 equity and a 4.79% rate on the mortgage, the thir...
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Hi everyone, I'm looking for a bank that does HELOC's on investment properties. I planned on just doing a refi on my first two properties but the appraisals just came in too low. I didn't really rehab them much but wa...
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My wife and I are new to the STR world. We are currently looking for a vacation home that will double as our first STR in the Orlando/Davenport area. While running some of our options thru Awning.com, we noticed that ...
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Hi BP:I have been a Real Estate Salesperson for roughly three years. I am in the process of taking courses to take my broker's exam. My goal is to become a Broker in the next four months. With that being said, how do ...
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Hello! I joined the bp community well over a year ago but have only been reading the message boards and blog. I realized I have yet to introduce my self!My name is Samantha! My husband Marco and I are from Tacoma, WA....
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Good evening folks!I am currently attempting to move into my second househack. However, I have run into an issue. I am locked into a first time homebuyers loan and I either have to refinance or pay it off to get rid o...
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Hi all - I started my real estate investing in Aug 2020 with a SFR followed by a duplex in Sept 2020, both in C neighborhoods in Cleveland, OH. I'm ready to buy several properties this year and searching for my next m...
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Hi,Looking for advice from more experienced investors to the area and in general. Also, wouldn't mind making a few connections.I am relatively new to the Cincinnati market and am still looking for my first property. T...
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Hi BP Fam,How do you all determine what investment % to use when calculating your deals? I was told 65%, but I know not everyone uses that percentage across the board. Do you base the number on how hot your market is?...