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I'm shopping the market for my first duplex to house-hack, it's my first time buying a property, period. I plan to use a FHA loan and put down somewhere from 6-8%. I'm finding it very difficult to find deals that will...
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I know if you search turnkey, you get a ton of various feedback. But I wanted to consolidate a bit here. Any recommendations and most importantly any recent horror stories of some.
The most obvious things I notice i...
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I don’t want to sign a contract with one realtor because I’m not quite sure how the relationship will work. I don’t want to be roped into a situation where I need to see a property right away and they may not be avail...
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Currently I have 10 homes in various locations... Ohio, Arizona, and Virginia. I noticed Zillow was advertising to purchase my homes in Arizona for cash. Note I believe it's only available in some markets. I though...
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I am posting this to save anyone else from the hellish experience I had with Brian Gibbons. I am re-disputing it because while American Express was in my favor they said that 'stripe' the payment processor was not and...
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Greetings Everyone,My name is Darin, and I am shaking my head these days. I have been studying, reading, scanning and contemplating this path for the past several years, and always said, I should try and turn several...
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Most investors favor CF rather than equity build up.
The advice is get a mortgage as long as you can (30+years) so you can have a few more hundred dollars in CF.
This neglects the fact that you pay more...
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I just had a real frustrating incident occur. First of all, I think some flippers do not understand the purpose of wholesaling or wholesalers. I have run into a bunch of flippers in New Jersey, North Carolina and el...
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Hello,My name is Jason and I'm a new real estate investor. I'm having trouble deciding on a market as this is my first purchase. I plan to purchase a MRH in order to Brrrr. I'm familiar with the following areas either...
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I am a new investor and have been lurking this forum for a while. I would appreciate if folks can give me their prospective and POV on below choice:A bit about me: - New Investor.- Currently owns my own home with only...