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Hi! I am trying to find a banker/broker that finances short term rentals. I'm located in California if that matters, but buying in Texas. Does anyone have a good referral? I'm going to need to include the rental incom...
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We officially have two deals under contract... It wasn't originally intended to do two deals at the same time but we got a call back on an old offer. They are currently planned as a flip in Fort Mill, SC and the other...
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Hi,
I am new to BP and found it during my research on buy&hold RE investing. I live in the Bay Area (CA) but own properties in South Dakota (grew up there). I am currently trying to learn a LOT more about...
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A partner and I will be closing on a 4-plex in Nevada early next month, which we will fully remodeled using a construction loan. Three of the tenants are on month to month leases, however one set of tenants have a lea...
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Hi Guys! I am planning to buy a duplex using FHA loan so I can make a downpayment of 3.5%. Is it possible to keep the one unit vacant and not live in there? I just want to have the benefits of the low downpayment. (ho...
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Hello BP Members,I’m under contract on a 3-unit property in downtown St. Augustine, FL. I’ll be living in one of the units and renting the other two but can’t decide if I should rent the other units short-term or long...
Hello all! Been reading these forums and the rest of the BP site for awhile now and believe I have come up with a strategy for investing in real estate in the very near future. I hope to get a critique of the followin...
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is it legal to become a mortgage broker to fund my own investment residential deals? I do not want to pay broker fees. Looking to save money especially with Hard money lenders.
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I went from W2 to 1099 in the middle of 2016. I had some 1099 income filed on 2016 taxes, but not a lot (and I wrote most of it off). 2017 is all 1099 and I did much, much better. So, I have 1099 income for two tax ye...
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Do any of you invest in rental properties, wholesale, or flips in small towns? I’d be looking for areas with major stores or ones that are close to a big city but not too far. I’m thinking a small town could be a grea...