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I've been to a few REO's in my area and they seem to be going higher than what the auction closed at. There have been bidding wars on a few of them. I know getting them prior to the bank owning them adds a lot of addi...
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I have a fixer upper single family house in Chicago. I plan on fixing it with the intention of living in it for 2 years and then rent it out. My questions are:
1. What are the best options for financing the rehab pro...
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Hi Biggerpockets community,I am interested in this duplex.... this would be my FIRST deal... Any thoughts and/or advice would be so helpful!Thankful,LeahView report*This link comes directly from our calculators, ...
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I've been a member of BP for over 3 years and love getting feedback and help from everyone!I started acquiring buy and holds with my business partner last year and we are up to 15 units.Lately I have been really focus...
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Hello everyone! This is my first original post- though reading and commenting has been fun!
Over the last week, an unexpected deal has fallen in my lap! It’s a cute place, with probably about 30k worth of work to d...
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Hello BP!I've been listening to the BP Podcast for the last few weeks and decided it was time to jump on the forums! My husband, Chad, and I are interested in buy-and-hold mostly. We're starting to read some books tha...
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I decided to write this post after having multiple conversations with potential out of state investors that were looking to invest in Orlando. I figured after having the same conversation 5 times it was best to put it...
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People who love ski tell me Vermont is the only way to go in the North East. They are right but it seems that the summer in Vermont might be less demand by the ski areas (less lakes/waterparks). I am concerned Vermont...
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I have been doing that for some time and this post is to warn all new investors about the risks involved 1.First of all you are not bidding on the address. Legally you are bidding on legal description that is included...
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The other day I received a text form my tenant "I'm just returning from vacation, and it appears the water inside the house was frozen from the tips of the faucet, and I believe the pipes froze and possibly busted". ...