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I’m new to real estate. I’ve been reading tons of blogs and books which have raised a red flag that college education isn’t the only thing I need to be financially free Funny because this is what my poor dad has be...
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Hello BIggerPockets,
I started this discussion to get some thoughts and opinions on how the Coronavirus might affect the housing market. Mainstream media has been reporting about it nonstop for the last few days, sta...
Hi All, My goal is to purchase a multi family rental in 2018 and house hack it. I'm curious to know how much you all budgeted for reserves when you purchased your first deal? Would you take your 401k into consideratio...
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Hey folks, I'm working on a blog post for BiggerPockets called "How to Find a Great Contractor" and I'd love some community input!So... how do YOU find good contractors? What's your best tip? (answers may be used in a...
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My wife and I have gone around and around on different approaches to get into real estate investing. So today she shows me the We Buy Ugly Houses franchise. It's 50k to get a franchise and what you get is 2weeks trai...
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Hi everybody,I'm brand new on the site and to real estate. I was hoping to tap into some of the knowledge that some of the other members on the site may have about the Philadelphia area. A little about myself; I've...
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Something I heard a while ago is that if renting a home is cheaper than buying it in an area, then most likely that area is in a bubble. For example in my area a single family detached home (4 bedroom, 2-3 bathroom...
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Hi everyone :) someone may have already asked this question so please link the thread below if so. What is the best way to finance a BRRRR in your opinion? HML? Private money? I was leaning more towards HML but I’m wo...
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ARV 99,990
PITI 600
We have a 3yr lease with option
Our Option is Loan Balance at time of Closing. (currently 90,500)
I have a tenant buyer who agreed to to put down 5k and rent for 900/mon...
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So I rented an AirBnB property in Dallas. This was the third time I've used that platform to rent a property and each one has been an illegal rental. I'm done.The first one was in California three years ago. It had fi...