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We have a property we acquired subject-to existing financing, so we didn't pay much for the purchase. The plan all along has been to hold it and rent it out. It's in a great middle-income neighborhood in a popular, af...
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Hey STR fellow investors,
I've been setting up quite a few short-term rentals now, and I think it's time I got smarter about it.
Since I don't know how I can do better about the renovation part, so let's skip to th...
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Hey BPer’s So I’m curious what a private lender deal looks like from the lenders end? If I was to lend 50k to an investor that’s buying distressed properties and flipping them and cherry picking the best deals for his...
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Hello everyone, I have secured my list to mail to. Now I am looking for the most cost effective way to get started with mailings. As of now, I want to plan out a 4 mailer program.Thoughts?Thanks in advance
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Like every other newbie on this forum I have dreams of being a real estate investor. My initial interest was in rehabbing / flipping but after reading and lurking for a couple of weeks, from an educational and financi...
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So i am in the process of buying my first investment property and was quite shocked at how high the closing costs are when i got the official numbers. is there any negotiating with the lenders on any aspects of the cl...
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my dear Philadelphia investors.I have a question to all of you. If we were to compare rentals for student housings in Philly vs section 8 tenants, what would you say are the pros and cons of each?Thank you all in adv...
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I have a rental home that is paid off and I would like to get a HELOC on it for future liquidity. I have found a credit union that will do a "no yearly fee" HELOC if I just pay about $800 upfront for an appraisal. T...
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Houses prices are sky high in South Florida, so, even though interest rates are low, finding a good deal nowadays is almost impossible. What is your strategy these days???
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I'm rehabbing my first rental property. Should I spend the extra money on granite countertops? Does anyone know about any other quality countertop options?