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Hello fellow BP'ers. Recently I have bought a duplex in Madison WI as my first investment and am looking to keep the train rolling. I work a lot of hours at my job and I have eliminated most expenses in my life. I hav...
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I learned and evolved in a different real estate universe.The rules we were taught and lived by… were the SAME rules that ALL of the REIAs and ALL of the Mentors espoused.1) DONT BUY A PROPERTY THAT HAS LESS THAN 25%...
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I found out that the prices for properties in Las Vegas right now are really low. And I was wondering if people were picking them up. And if not, why are people not buying properties in Las Vegas? Is there anything I ...
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Hello everyone,First things first - I'd like to thank all of the contributors to this forum, your advices and inputs taught me *A LOT* - so I'm grateful for that.TL;DR: For a new RE investor with a good starting point...
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I am considering buying a beach condo. Our family will probably enjoy it a couple weeks out of the year. (when we don't have paying customers).
Most of our money is tied up in Mutal Funds. If we buy the pro...
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I am a note newbie who was reviewing a recently released tape of non-performing seconds. I noticed that with this tape, there was very few that were behind performing firsts and nearly half of them listed the first a...
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Hey BP, I am currently considering a potential tenant with a poor credit score in Philadelphia. He was upfront with me about it when first viewing the property, and explained he does not currently have a credit card s...
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So I've been running into obstacles with funding an investment property. I am looking at a rental property, but all the lenders I talk to are requiring 20% down, which would totally drain all my capital. How are BPers...
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My wife and I just moved to San Jose and we are trying to buy our first primary residence in Milpitas, to start a family. We earn a bit more than $225K combined and we only have about $120K in cash. Therefore, we are ...