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I am looking for opinion/advice/or alternative solutions for refinancing with a high debt to income ratio. I currently have 3 houses in my personal name and have come across an off market deal. An obstacle I may enc...
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I decided to go the route of attaining my license before I started investing. I am looking for some guidance on the route to take while investing. I live in the Chicago land area. I was thinking of acquiring a 3 or...
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Hello, I'm an avid Single Family Unit investor and looking to spread my wings and money into Apartments. Starting small - 8 to 15 units. I'm curious if I should get a lawyer involved right away after I look at the p...
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I financed my first fix and flip by taking out personal loans and using my own cash. Going forward, I'd like to begin using my LLC for financing deals (i.e. hard money loans, etc) to keep all of my personal and busine...
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Over time, I’ve found investors on social media discuss how they began their investing journey using private money. However, I’m seeking to learn from other experienced investors… are private money lenders wil...
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Hello BP community! I am a relatively new investor. One of my tenant's just vacated their upstairs unit in my fourplex. The tenant downstairs asked about moving to the upstairs unit that was just vacated. Both units n...
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Hi BP Community,I'd like to survey the forums on the best use of a year's worth of rent paid by a great tenant upfront on a personal residence that is just in the 1st year of a 30 year conventional. Leave it in the b...
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I’ve been looking around for an investment property in Sedona, AZ . I’ve been working with a realtor about where I can use a short term rental. I’m just curious if anyone else is currently renting there and if you hav...
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Hello ALL BPrs. I'm here to brainstorm yet again and I need some advice as to how to structure a potential partnership between myself and a carpenter:Here's the story:My mom's ex husband is an extremely skilled carpen...