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Flashback to 18yrs old... I am just starting the difficult path of becoming a Mechanical Engineer. On this path, I spent countless long hours studying my butt off to be the best Engineer that I could be. And I did jus...
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Hi All, Happy New Year! We are looking to raise a fund for fix and flip deals in Philadelphia. Our goal is to do 15 fix and flips this year. In the past, we have raised funds specifically for buy and hold / multifamil...
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Hello, newbie looking to get into first rentals and or flips... have some questions that I'm hoping I can get some advice. I've done a lot of searching and just as soon as I think I have it figured out, I get more con...
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I recently came across the company Replace Your Mortgage. They advise you on HELOC products, banks that offer them and strategies to pay off your mortgage quickly and to invest in real estate with other products tha...
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Hello, I am planning on buying my very first home. I currently live in Los Angeles and I am looking to buy my first rental property. I currently gross $85,000 a year but owe $56,000 on student loans. I've been aggress...
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I know a lot of the popular blogs on REI talk about how important cash flow is, but I've seen some investors that talk about equity plays as long as there is SOME positive cash flow, etc.The reason I ask is because wh...
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Hello BP Family!
I hope all is well. With 2020 upon us comes a new decade of innovation. That being said, in Real Estate investing there are tried and true methods of generating leads. What is one method/technique of...
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Hello, I'm William Avery from Austin, TX. I am looking forward to retirement from the telecommunications industry where I have spent the last 35 years. I have bought and rehabbed a few single family houses over the la...
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I am in the research phase before buying my first investment property and plan on keeping my 9 to 5 job. I live in northern Virginia just outside Washington DC. The real-estate market here is very expensive. Am I bett...
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Two-family home in HCOL area worth $1M
$500K owed on mortgage
$3500/mo PITI
$6000/mo rental income
Have opportunity to sell now; unit 1 would be exempt from capital gains tax via sec 121 exemption (lived in 2 of ...