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Please share your "Why?"
Here's mine: Personally, I believe in real estate investing because I don't believe in job security.
This has been my experience...I have worked since I was 15 years old, mostly for small b...
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Going to be honest here - I am not sure this is a great deal... Maybe a good deal, maybe an acceptable deal but not a great deal as it stands.If I decide to buy this - it will be my first investment property, my first...
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Hi all,My name is William and I currently live/work in Brooklyn, NY. I moved to NYC about 4 years ago, and have been renting so far, but realized financials are much better on the owner-operator side. My goal for my f...
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I cannot believe the day is almost here. Tomorrow, December 5th, I will retire after 20 years as a Physical Therapist. Most people would say "I can't believe you're just leaving that career!" Yes, I received a B.S. in...
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What's your advice for convincing your spouse to get interested in House Hacking?I love Scott Trench's Set for Life House Hacking mindset. Since 2009, I've owned a foreclosure-rehab turned house hack (5 BR 3 BA). I li...
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I was looking at financing options, and I found the the "lending club" after a quick google. It sounds like a peer to peer loan service? Has anyone used it, either to lend money or borrow money? How does it work? Res...
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Hey guys, i really messed up. Out of desperation i bought a house for my family, we were pushed out of the west due to housing prices. Its a freddie mac home that requires us to keep it as our primary residence for ...
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Made an offer on a house on April 26th, 2023. The sellers countered through a text message from their listing agent which read "My clients want to counter at 365. Heck I am shocked if I had known I would have bought i...
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Hi all! I'm new to BP and new to this real estate investing world. My husband and I are under contract for our first intentional investment property (to which we will be moving and renting out the basement.) We own ou...
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Hello,Am i being unreasonable by telling my handy man that these charges are too much. He said he went online and searched for average charges. My argument is he should use local comparisons not national. And i coul...