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Hello BP,I am reading "Investing in Duplexes, Triplexes, and Quads" by Larry Loftis and came across the concept of partnering up with a "Buyer-Broker." The advice is to find a broker who works with real estate invest...
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Hey, I was wondering, I'm in the process of 0 balancing all of my credit cards. The only debt I will have after that is about $8500 in student loans(DIRECT UNSUB STAFFORD LOAN), its 3 loans but the highest interest ra...
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I asked the real estate agent who helped us purchase our home to assist with listing it for sale in the next few months. He sent a contract with a 5 1/2 % fee. From my limited 'Googling' of my local area, I know that ...
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Fellow rehabbers, as we draw closer to the end of april, are you still actively growing your inventory or liquidating? i'll be closing on a property this month, however i'll be holding it not flipping. I plan on reass...
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In what is expected to be a continued tight housing and real estate investment market, there are a few tips and tricks that can help investors get some advantages given the current state of mortgage terms and limited ...
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Hello, BiggerPockets community,
I am excited to share that my first rental property is under contract! I am requesting the BiggerPockets community's opinion on the following questions:
What items can I negotiate wit...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Portland.
Purchase price: $550,000
Cash invested: $27,500
Bought this new construction duplex to operate as a house-hack S...
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So I've been chasing this property for over 2 mos. It keeps going on and off Homepath. Im a broker so I put my own offers in.
Listed: 149K
Purchase Price "at least" 191K (might go higher)
Repa...
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There's definitely been an up tick in mortgage rates lately. We are at the highest rate in more than a year now according to this chart from Freddie Mac.
Even Bernanke said in reference to the spike in interest rates...
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Hello all! I'm wondering if there are any reliable websites or books that can help me get a better understanding on how to properly "predict" (loosely used) an upswing or downswing of a market. I want to get into sing...