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Before I bought my first property 2 months ago, I spent a year and a half educating myself on real estate through books/podcasts/Biggerpockets. During this time I managed to save up a good chunk of change (about $15k)...
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My question has to do with how much more you can realistically get for a house with "wow" factor.
Say you buy a super-trashed house and plan to do a complete rehab. New siding, windows, paint, carpet, kitchens, bath...
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I called my mortgage loan officer yesterday to discuss lending options for my many properties in LA. I'm looking to grow my business, and I wanted to borrow using my rental homes as collateral. I have zero debt.She ...
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Hi Everyone,I am located at Houston, TX and I was wondering if anyone knows that if the main sewer line clog problem covered by the home insurance? The water of my property back up from the toilet, bathtub and shower...
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Someone with experience, or any words of advice...please help. I just had another confrontation with my landlord, leaving me shaking all over and wanting to break my lease.
You see, I live in the same house as my la...
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Hello BP !!! I have done a few flips up until now but I have them under one LLC. I was recently told be a fellow investor one LLC is needed for each flip project that is done. I did not get the chance to understand th...
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My tenant recently moved out of my rental in Birmingham, AL and looking past the fact that I didn't know about the vacancy until after it had happened, I recently received a note from my property management company as...
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I like many others wanted to get the best bang for my buck in my first real estate investments. I decided I could do the work and manage the rental properties myself. I thought to myself, man, I don't want to pay som...
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Why do syndicators focus so hard on IRR? If you have a specific return you are targeting, wouldn't PV be a better metric to calculate?
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I asked this on our BiggerPockets Facebook page and have been getting some troubling responses. I thought it important to take it home to the forums to get all of your feedback. So . . .
How many real estate "guru"...