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Let me start by qualifying the title of this post with a couple statements. First, I’m not talking about your neighborhood specifically, although given a long enough period the title is likely to be very close to app...
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I live in California and I have been looking for a place to invest that has cheaper homes than the $500,000 homes where I live. I have searched all over using Zillow and one of the states I am considering investing in...
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In another thread, @Bill Gulley and I had a brief discussion on underwriting guidelines. Rather than take that thread off topic, I created this one to hopefully further the discussion. The main contention was whether ...
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Hi everyone and TIA for reading this, my name is Breyan (Bre-on) and I am new to BP but so far am loving the forums and podcasts. First a little background on my wife and I. We are both 28 years old, both currently wo...
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Hello BP Community,
This is my first ever post on the forums. I am just starting out on my real estate investing journey and I am currently educating myself as much as possible and trying to identify my niche areas o...
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We are thinking about renting our 3 bedroom apartment to a family (2 parents and a 20 year old child). The family just sold their house and received approx $200k from the sale. Seems like they moved out due to finan...
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I’m just getting started. Step one is to raise some capitol.I’ve got a small house in Seattle that has gained some equity over the last 5 years. Purchased it for $150,000. Interest rate is 3.25%, 30 yr fixed. Currentl...
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Interesting letter from the VailDaily:
Letter: No, I can’t rent to you for less than my mortgage
Opinion | May 8, 2022
This is to the renters and keyboard warriors out there from a landlord. A number of years ago, ...
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