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Hi BP, I'm learning as much as I can every single day and soaking up knowledge on here in the forums and trying to contribute any way I can. I'm looking to invest in my first buy and hold rental duplex in about a year...
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New to the forum, but not a total newbie. I wanted to hear people's opinion about housing market around Bay. I've been looking into Brentwood, CA which seems to be last area with house prices that make some sense. Mat...
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Hi-Over the course of the last couple of years I have pieced together the beginnings of a financial education. The birth of my daughter made me realize that I don't want her to begin her "working" life with student lo...
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Hello Everyone,
So I really wanted to know people's opinion on this topic. It's really about what I should do.
I have a significant amount of student loans. Really talking about $120k of it at about 8%. I also s...
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We are going to be building 2 new condos in San Clemente, CA, and each unit can only be 16' wide. Michael has already designed a 3/3 with under building parking and 2 levels of living space. If we could find 9" more, ...
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Hi All,I'm a newbie investor and thus, I'm still learning and wrapping my head around how mortgages and various financing options work. I apologize in advance for this post being long, but I want to be thorough so tha...
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I’m currently in the Rehab process of my first Brrr and wondering how to avoid continuing to go into debt using the Brrrr strategy? Or is that just part of it?I’m interested in a multi family unit and advancing other ...
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Greetings,
I'm new to real estate and I found my first deal on a duplex in the Houston Texas area. I was going to house hack using a VA loan. I visited the property and made a strong offer. A few days later my realt...
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BackgroundIn 2010 I bought a bank owned 3 bed 2.5 bath single family property using an FHA loan which required a 5% down payment. The purchase price was $73K so this equated to approximately $3,700 out of pocket. Dur...
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As a currently active duty service member looking to transition out of the NAVY and back into civilian life as a full-time REI and entrepreneur I feel the need to give back to my brother & sisters in arms looking ...