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Hello again good people! I wanted to get input from you on investing in lower income urban neighborhoods. Some call these places "the hood", "the ghetto" or "war zones". In Lansing, we really don't have ghettos or war...
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Hi all,What is everyone's thoughts on their FIRST buy & hold property to purchase? I have experience fix & flipping, I live in Illinois and have around $200K cash to invest.I feel like a good strategy would be...
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The real estate world can be complicated. There’s a significant amount of terms and concepts that you need to understand to be successful in the field. Real Estate Investors, borrowers, and entrepreneurs are some of t...
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Hi Guys..
After months of reading, and contemplation, I'm hoping to make my first investment in Central Valley, California. The goal with this property is to start my real education about running a real estat...
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Hey BP Community!I'd love your opinion on the following question: Should my first investment be a BRRRR or transforming my 1,000 sqft detached garage / workshop into a short term rental unit?A bit of background. I've ...
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Hello everyone, just had a quick question that I was hoping someone may be able to help me with. I currently own a house in California. I started renting it out in August because my family and I will be moving to Hawa...
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Hey there, I'm considering an Offset Mortgage (also known as All-in-One loans, or Accelerator mortgages). My understanding is that this has not been allowed in the US until recently do to tax reasons, but is more comm...
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Now I am a little biased because right now this is my niche and my strategy, but this is my pros for investing in lower-priced properties.1. An easier barrier to getting into the property2. Lower risk, I mean money is...
Hello,I am 24 years of age and I currently been thinking about my first rental property and I'm going through my options.I work full-time as a Leasing and Marketing associate and my gross income is around 50K a year, ...
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If we moved out of state, I did the math of keeping our house as a rental vs selling. It wasn't pretty.How can you leave only 20-25% equity in a property unless the Rent is even higher
or the mortgage rate is insane...