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hi everyone, my name is Nick. I am a licensed contractor in Michigan. I found this site searching the web looking for places to contact people about getting some work.I have been a carpenter for about 15 yrs.. I got m...
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Should be interesting to hear the varying commentary on this one:
What was the most important event in your real estate investing career?
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Has anyone successfully convinced a Bank (specifically BoA) to accept a non-arm's length short sale? If you have, what steps did you take and documents you submitted?
Thank you.
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Hi All, looking for a bit of guidance from my fellow travelers.About to hit 60 and I have left Florida for the NC mountains. The Fl house is a 3/3/3 pool home on the water and its paid for. (worth 850k)Over the past 1...
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Hello, I am totally new to purchasing real estate. I would like to purchase an asset by August of 2018, but I have no idea what to purchase, and how to go about planning for the purchase.I've read two bigger pocket bo...
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Hi there! I’m hoping to get some sound advice from this post that I can take to heart, and in turn, take action!
A bit of backstory, a few years ago, my life was going nowhere. I was in that horrible hamster wheel wi...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Community!
I would love some suggestions on creative ways to lower your DTI?
I've been turned down for a purchase because my DTI is too high. They're holding my entire mortgage against me, ev...
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I was recently talked into electing to not renew a lease with tenants and put my house on the market by a real estate agent. The comps she showed me justified getting out of the area and investing in more up and comi...
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Let’s assume I would like to purchase 200K in properties using my Roth IRA for 10% down and a private investor for the rest. These are high cash flowing properties. Assuming I have the properties in a self-directed R...
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I am in escrow on a foreclosure that fixed up would be about a 200K property. I can get it for about 145K but it needs a few things as its a 50 year old home in a great location. This isn't my first rental, but I want...