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From the Boston area (Lynn, MA), I am new to investing and had a lot of questions on how to take the first steps and what are the right moves to take on your first investment property
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Hey all,
Figured I should make an intro post. Sitting in the Gold Coast of Australia working out the terms of the split from my wife who will be staying here while I head back to Dallas. Been in Dallas on and off s...
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Location - AAppraisal -$220kDuplex house is owned 50/50 by 2 people. The verbal offer is currently $90k to 1 owner for their side, which will be vacant, and then $40k offer to the other sides owner with a rent free, t...
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My brother has bad credit and currently has a mortgage with an interest only variable loan on his primary residence. He asked if I could add my name to refinance the property to get a better rate (30 year fixed). Luck...
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I want to get a better understanding on how mortgage rates are calculated. I currently have two lenders trying to convince me to choose them as my lender with 5% down. One lender is telling me they can give me a 3.5% ...
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Hi BP!I am looking for my first investment in Des Moines, Iowa (I live about 30 min away from DSM). I have found a property on the MLS where the numbers work great, but the property is located in a rougher area. This ...
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Hey BP world!
I'm a senior at Binghamton University and love the area. I am originally from Westchester, NY but the market down there is way too hot to get into. I live in the West Side of Binghamton but am very int...
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https://www.foxnews.com/tech/tech-ipo-boom-will-ev...Well gambling speculation or great bet and be a fool not to invest there ??? what say you ?
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Hello BP community. My name is David Hayes, my day job is currently Mechanical Engineer/Project Manager for Procter & Gamble and I'm moonlighting as a real estate investor (and photographer...but that's anothe...
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HI BP team!
Newbie here, have been following BP on YouTube but finally decided to join the forum as well.
So here's my story. Bought a 1B/1br/1parking condo in downtown Honolulu, HI for around $357,000 with a VA lo...