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Tuesday, December 15, 2015 by Elizabeth Pagano - Austin MonitorLast week’s City Council meeting ended on a high note when a once-contentious rezoning for an East Side mobile home park found agreement and praise from a...
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Hi everyone! My name is Dave, and I am currently living in Media, PA working as an engineer. My parents always told me to buy a house right out of college so my living expenses would be going towards an asset rather ...
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Biden rolls out 'Renters Bill of Rights' as lawmakers push for federal rent control lawsIn the face of , President Joe Biden is the White House is calling a "Renters Bill of Rights" in an effort to improve rent aff...
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Hey everyone, I had a quick question that is more about morality than technicalities.I'm currently looking to try to get into an owner occupied small multi-family property, to start trying to build a portfolio of rent...
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What would be the first thing you would do if you had about 40k cash to start investing? I currently have about 20k in a business account and have a partner that wants to put in 20k. My father owns a contracting bus...
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Hello BP! I just closed on my first buy and hold property and wanted to share my success with everyone! I never would have been able to do it without the help of the BP community!I actually considered getting into REI...
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Brandon mentioned in his blog here:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/11/05...that if you own a property free and clear you could lose 50%+/- to taxes. He didn't say much more than that but that took me as s...
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Looking for a first FLIP opportunity. I have noticed that foreclosure properties in the Maryland area seem very high for being a foreclosure. Why are houses that require work/more risk priced at or above market valu...
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Hello, I am currently in the process of closing on a 3 family home in Elizabeth NJ. I am financing the home using an FHA owner occupied mortgage. Currently 2 of the units are vacant and the 3 unit is occupied by a ten...
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I will use this forum post to document my journey to my first six figure flip....Hopefully. I will post before, afters, info on how I acquired, why acquired, and the process in general. At this stage in time the home...