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Hello Bigger Pockets!This is my first ever post here. As a late-middle-aged woman, brand new to real estate investing, with a sick husband, living (in a rent controlled apartment), in a very expensive real estate mark...
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My property management owner portal shows all work orders and repairs submitted. In a recent repair, the work order file uploaded had a filename with a different address in it. It went something like "workorder# 11232...
I'm originally from the Hampton Roads area of Virginia, and that's where my 16 unit apartment building is located. I've lived in Jacksonville FL for over six years now, and I've invested in a few single family home...
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Does anyone have experience with a 'Pre-Auction bid' on Auction.com?
Recently I place a 'pre-auction bid' on a home that has an opening bid of $40k, and Auction opens May 18th. I bid once and received an immediate m...
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This post is for my DC area (DC, PG, MoCo, Alexandria, etc.) investors and interested investors. I have been using the HCVP Small Area Fair Market Rents as a basis to running my numbers when analyzing possible invest...
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I've used a variety of deal analysis calculators and many of them include CapEx estimates/reserves in the 'Expenses' category, like this:Income - Expenses (including CapEx estimates) = NOIBut shouldn't CapEx estimates...
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I am in the process of purchasing my 2nd and 3rd properties with conventional financing from the same lender. Originally, I planned to put 20% down on both properties because I thought that it was a REQUIREMENT that i...
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When buying an investment property can closing costs be gifted as long as the 20% down is my money?
I live in michigan. Not sure if that's relevant.
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The goal is to be extremely conservative, analyze all risk factors, and make sure to put emotions to the side when considering a new deal. When looking at a deal, make sure to leave extra slack in your projected opera...
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I have an opportunity to purchase 21 apartments scattered across multiple buildings ( 80 total in the complex). All 2BR/1BA, lower income rentals at ~$575. $135/month HOA. Mid-$30k/unit so with financing, insuran...