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As a newbie I am facing analysis paralysis on where to start my midterm investing journey. In NYC starting a midterm rental business is super expensive unless it's done upstate hence why Albany came on my radar. Also ...
Hi i'm new at this, and i've been watching alot of webinar's about tax lien certificates just wondering if all this stuff is real. I am so skeptic about all of this stuff, I have a family and im trying o better our f...
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Just a quick update to all my fellow short term, multi unit or property investors in general..
I've been working closely with both investor specific mortgage brokers and local credit unions on in house portfolio loan...
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Hey all,
Just wanted to let you know I'm about to close on my first Condo. It's about 10 mins south of downtown chicago. I'm about to close at 157k but the appraisal came back at 165k so I guess that's good.
Recent ...
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Relocating to Raleigh, NC this July! How’s the market for first time investors? Fuquay Varina is where I’ll be! It’s been a little hard to find duplexes or multi family.
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Hey BP,
Just had a thought as I was reading through several appraisals that I found online.
When underwriting a property I've been taught by @Michael Blank to apply rules of thumb for expenses to the T12 income an...
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Hi all! I bought my first owner occupied property in April to get a feel of home ownership. Now, I think its time to step it up a notch. We have saved a good chunk of dollars since buying our first home and for our ne...
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Hi guys, first time posting here. My brother and I are looking into buying duplexes in the suburbs around Philadelphia and New Jersey since that is where we grew up and currently live. I found a few duplexes that I fe...
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As a first time buyer in the real estate business and to increase my capital, I am considering to do my first purchase through a personal conventional loan + Renovation, which is cheaper (lower interest & lower do...
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Investors are buying more homes than ever which is making it hard for first time buyers to get a house. “They have visited 25 properties and bid on half a dozen but keep losing out to cash buyers.” What are you g...