I'm looking to buy my first house to use as rental property. I was told by FHA that I could still get a FHA loan, paying 20% down to use as investment property. Is that a good idea?
My plan is to buy a fixer-upper, ...
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Hi everyone! This is my first post. I am getting started in the game of flipping as well as buy and hold properties and wanted a better understanding of how private/ hard money lenders work. When paying back the loan....
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Just yesterday I read yet another post from a newbie investor wanting to know where to start. There’s nothing wrong with being new. We all start somewhere. But when I hear someone new say they are really excited about...
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🏠 vs 📈 - A Fresh Look at Real Estate and Dividend Stocks
Hey there, fellow investors! As a CPA who lives and breathes real estate taxation, I've noticed something interesting that I want to share with the BiggerPocke...
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I'm having a very difficult time finding a useful book that discusses finding & evaluating medium-sized multifamily properties. So many are geared toward single family. I've owned a 4-plex for nearly 20 years a...
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Hello and thank you for any golden nuggets you provide.
My wife and I have been wrestling around with the idea of pulling equity out of our home in Southern California to use for investing. We purchased and paid off ...
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I am looking for a CPA recommendation in the Oklahoma City area. Would prefer a CPA who also invests in real estate with a rental property focus.
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Is there a 'most popular' software to use for ammortization schedules? I'd like to create some on my own for private lenders that give me money to invest. It would be really nice if the software would recalculate au...
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I am new to real estate wholesaling in Philadelphia. I am a seasoned real estate agent and understand completely the purpose of the title company and don't have a problem finding one to do the closing. However as a wh...
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I need your help with something and I’m having a hard time finding help at the local level. Some people say it’s legal, some say it’s not, some have ideas on how to make it legal, which I’ll love to here and will addr...