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My wife and I are seriously considering jumping into real estate, thus being on this website. I've started reading a bit and we're hoping to purchase a multifamily unit here in Chicago as a "house hack." One concern I...
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Hey all,Does anybody have experience obtaining a mortgage from a US based bank or lending company for an international property (Belize) and have any recommendations? I’m looking for options to finance a condo for vac...
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In another thread, Jake K. Said this. I found it a very interesting thing to say and would like to hear some opinions/ideas about this. Just as an interesting discussion. One thing Jake said, (cant get the @ symbol to...
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Hello everyone,I own a couple of small multi-family buildings in Florida, though I live in Los Angeles where I make a couple hundred thousand dollars a year in the entertainment industry. I mention my income to show i...
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Hello,I’ve been searching for a real estate investor club in the Covington, Mandeville, Madisonville, Louisiana area but it looks like the only thing on BP and from what I’ve googled is in the New Orleans and Baton Ro...
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Hi everyone,I had a friend reach out about a situation he is in. He has been living in a town house for awhile now and he just adopted a dog (part pitbull) and now his landlord is trying to evict him. He sent me the l...
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My general contractor is quoting me:$32,000 to prep, paint exterior of the home$19,000 to replace asphalt roof$23,000 to prep, paint the interior$19,000 wooden floor refinishing (polishing, filling in any cracks)The h...
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I went to a meeting two nights ago and heard a pitch for startup money. The basics of it were if you have a credit score of 680 or higher you can get up to $150,000 for a 10% flat fee up front and 0% interest for the ...
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Today we closed on our 5th investment property. This one is a 3/2. 1584 sq ft. No basement. Garage and large backyard in a good area. We are trying to decide if we should rent or possibly try and flip this one.
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Hello all,
I am currently the owner of 2 duplexes, 1 conversion and 1 side-by-side. The conversion was purchased using a down payment of 20% and cash flows $525/m. The side-by-side was purchased 100% LTV (zero percen...