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Hi folks! My name is Chad Thomas and I'm new to BP and to Real Estate investing also. I'm from Kannapolis, NC (just north of Charlotte). I work for Wells Fargo in Retirement Technology as an IT Support Manager (sup...
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I am developing a tenant application and am a little uneasy asking for personal information. Many applications I reviewed while developing mine asked potential tenants for bank and credit card account numbers and bal...
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For an investor who is house hacking which loan option is better? Conventional or FHA. I learned that typically for FHA you can put down 3.5% but for conventional you can put down 3%. For the FHA you get charged twice...
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https://papersourceonline.com/sanders-goes-after/ link
Bernie Sanders Goes After Real Estate Investors
By W. J. Mencarow
Sen. Bernie Sanders wants a 25% “house flipping” tax levied against investors who sell a pro...
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So I have just recently became interested in real estate. I just turned 32 and do not really see the future that I wanted for my family forming. I am currently stationed with the U.S. Army at Fort Wainwright, Alaska...
I am considering buying a duplex with my VA loan to start off. I was wondering if anyone can shed some light on the process ? Will I be able to live in one side and rent the other side to a section 8 tenant ? If so, W...
Good afternoon,I have made numerous financial mistakes and I'm tired of it. I want real estate to be part of my investment portfolio and I think I have an interesting way to do it... Please critique my plan.I currentl...
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What is everyone doing to estimate rehab costs? I’m new, I’m learning and one thing I haven’t really gotten a grasp on is how to estimate rehab costs. A highly important metric for doing the BRRRR method.
When doing ...
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I just mentioned in another thread that boredum was probably the reason for my varied experience. Thinking back, when I got out of the military I was an agent for Metropolitian Insurance. I had a sales manager who tol...
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Finding motivated home sellers without a realtor can be challenging, but two effective strategies you can use today are Facebook paid advertising and door-to-door sticky-note delivery. Here’s how you can make these me...