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Sorry if this is the wrong place to question this, but why should any buyer or seller use a realtor? I have been having this argument over the last 2 years because in my opinion (base on real facts) Realtors are the t...
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I am interested to hear what everyone's thoughts are in regards to the Las Vegas real estate market for 2014. I have my own opinions that I will share later. I just want to hear others' opinions before I state mine...
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Looking to trade in my $30k car to improve my debt to income. However, I will definitely take a loss on it as I just purchased it 2 months ago. I recently became set on being a real estate investor and have had buyers...
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Hey everyone, I accomplished my goal of getting my first rental property under contract by the end of 2017 and I close on this property soon. I have been calculating the best way to grow my portfolio, but I am curious...
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I have 11k saved for my first investment property. I am going to house hack this prop for a couple years (with an FHA loan). I can save up a little more while on my journey of searching but I need a little confidence ...
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I've been seeing some recent news on 40-year mortgages. I'm not sure if they even apply to investment properties, but i'm going to assume they do. Would this actually make more sense for Investment properties? Especia...
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I love to see the success stories on BP, but it’s also important to learn from mistakes in the past – and better to learn from someone else’s mistake than your own! Without sounding negative, lets spill some of our...
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Hi all!New to the BP site and excited to network with like-minded individuals about investing in real estate.A little about myself: born, raised and have lived my entire life in Wisconsin. Married with no human childr...
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I have two goals for this post:Increase awareness of the issueFind ways to decrease the chances of this happeningNote: I'm not an attorney. Just an investor. Several weeks ago I read a post on FB about someone who got...
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Lose Your Competitive Edge With Debt
The more debt you have, the larger the loan on the property, the less competitive you are.
Is your goal to have as little money tied up in an investment property as possible? He ...