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I learned a valuable lesson recently - trust but verify.
But first, the question:
I have a 9-unit building in Millvale (Pittsburgh), PA. It has 3 separate addresses, each of which has a master water meter. Sewer and ...
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Hello BP, My name is Will Johnson. I live in DuPage County IL (just outside Chicago). I joined BP because I am just getting into the real estate investing game and I want to learn as much as I can. I have some ve...
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I have seen a number of post where members would like to undrstand why & how the BRRRR Strategy works. Below, I attempt to walk through the logic of How & Why (this is my approach - keep in mind with math you...
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I'm currently looking into 3/1 ARM loans (2.65% interest from local credit untion) to purchase and sell some fix and flip houses, rather than a a conventional 30 year fixed loan (3.9% apr) to save on interest rates. ...
I'm quite new to the BP community and to the idea of real estate investor\property rentals to build wealth.Hoping for some straight forward honest feedback from this great forum .Having always follow the John Bogle wa...
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OK here's an odd one...at least for me:
Had 2 apartments open up side by side one month. Rehabbed both, both on market same time.
Found 2 tenant prospects SAME DAY. Both single moms, both qualified, they picked e...
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Hi BP,Thanks to all for making this such a great resource! Absolutely fantastic.I'm just getting started in real estate investing. Over the last 2 months I have read and listened to A LOT and my mindset has progressed...
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Apparently many real estate firms block flat fee listings from feeding to their customer’s automatic search results. So the properties are only shown if the buyer finds the listing his or herself on realtor.com, zill...
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When thinking of the best investors compared to Star Trek, Vulcan's would make the best investors compared to Mr. Spock who would be more of a irrational decision maker. There are many emotions that can affect a human...
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I have a $16K car loan with a payment of $454 with about 24 months remaining. In my market that's also nearly the cost of a down payment on a property. If I treat my debt similar to a rental property, a $16K "investme...