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Hello everyone!I recently closed on my first duplex that I will be house hacking. The duplex came with long term tenants (9 years) as well as the year lease they resigned shortly before I bought the house. During the ...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $135,000
Wow! My first deal is underway....I spent too long vetting and realized that I need a full-service and trustw...
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Hi all,Does anyone know of a book that would help in understanding how the RE market cycle works? I'm new to investing and want to be able to make an educated decision as to when the best time to invest in a market wo...
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Hey friends! Happy New Year!In my pathway as a new investor, I've met many remarkable and intelligent people who I've been lucky to learn from.What do you all think separates truly successful investors (those who beco...
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I started learning about Real estate about a year ago. I have read books and read a handful of post on BP already. But like many others have mentioned I would like to earn while I learn.
I am currently in ban...
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Ok I need some help. We're about to settle the sale price on a 3 family that needs repairs to the roof. Initially we tried to split the cost to be paid out of escrow at closing. Seller thinks we should increase sal...
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I decided to seek out private lenders because the bank deal was not working out. The Lending Club interest i got is 18%...for 3 years ...is this worth it for a duplex house with 2 BD each selling for 28k? It appea...
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Hey guys,My name is Chris and I currently live in Mountain Home, ID, about 40 minutes southeast of Boise. I haven't started any investments yet, but I would like to buy my first multi-family home within the next 1-2 y...
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This is long, so read at your own risk, but I hope that you will. I want to thank @lawrence moore who started the thread asking about owning your investment outright or leveraging. That thread had some good discussi...
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Hello BP Community, My name is Effy Green and I’m from the Richmond, VA area. I’ve been lurking on this board for some time now so I think it’s time to introduce myself. I work full time, have two kids and own my home...