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Just purchased and read a book by Clayton and Natali Morris, "How to Pay off Your Mortgage In 5 Years". They using a HELOC to pay down principal and using your HELOC as your bank account. I want to know if anyone has...
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Would like to hear how others handle optional renovations during tenant vacations and if they apply rent abatement for any loss of use.Backstory: Renting out a basement apartment with painted concrete walls. It looks ...
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I recently took the Florida real estate pre-licensing course and passed the course exam, so if I wanted to, i can sit for the state exam - BUT since passing the class exam, I've been getting multiple texts and mailing...
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Are there any investors or groups meeting in md,va,or dc? I'm looking to learn more about getting started in RE investing from successful investors.
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I’ve read that it is wise to buy investment properties as an LLC to protect yourself personally, but I’ve also heard that banks won’t lend to an LLC buyer. Catch-22? How do you do that if banks won’t lend?If you buy a...
Hi everyone,I am just getting started with reading Biggerpockets books/ podcasts and just attended David's seminar yesterday. Truly charged up!!I am from Bay area and have some questions that need help with; 1. How c...
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Does anyone have investment multifamily properties/knows that Palatine, IL area? I know most multifamily properties in that area are class A and B, but I would prefer and class C or class D+. Any tips on where to look...
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Hello fellow BP members. My name is Jordan Decuir and I am a newbie from the Houston area, Katy specifically. I decided to join BP because of the awesome Bigger Pockets podcast that I encountered a few weeks ago on...
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My house mortgage is the only debt I have left; everything else is paid off. I could focus my income on paying it off early or start investing in rent houses now. I was very excited about getting started in real estat...
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My husband and I are pretty new to this. We have a 6-Plex apartment building and recently bought a house to fix up and rent out. I rented out one of the apartments on Zillow several months ago with no problems, but it...