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Hi BPers, I am on the verge of starting my RE investment journey, but completely stuck on which market to go for. (I live in the San Francisco Bay Area, so investing locally is not an option financially for me). I've ...
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Investment Info:
Townhouse buy & hold investment in Devils Elbow.
Purchase price: $164,000
Cash invested: $10,000
Sale price: $260,000
I purchased a townhome in an up-and-coming neighborhood ...
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Investment Info:Dallas, TX quad-plex that needs reno on two of the units. Units A&B are 2br,1.5ba. Units C&D are 1br,1 ba. I believe this will be $750k+ property in the short term, at minimum.List Price: $645,...
Here is my situation:Bought a house in 2012 for 230,000 put down 20% and owe around 177,000.The area has appreciated greatly and the house is currently worth 350,000.We currently use this house as a rental property an...
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I purchased a rental two years ago with a conventional loan. It is currently serviced by Wells Fargo and funded by Freddie Mac. Trying to move it in to my LLC but Wells Fargo is telling me Freddie Mac won't allow this...
Hi All,We're a couple of new international investors, starting out in Charleston. Though we'd say a quick 'Gidday Mate' to break the ice and start networkingCheersPaul and Lyn
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Well, here I am introducing myself to the Bigger Pockets community. I am taking action as I have heard on several of the podcasts. I wish I could remember which one, so I could give proper credit, but since I ha...
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For those of you fans of leverage or using the bank's money...here's a provocative blog post: Why It's Not Necessarily Smart to Pay off Your Investment MortgageWhat do you think @Brandon Turner , @Ben Leybovich and ot...
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So I just purchased a house with an older roof in Florida where a 4PT inspection is required. The 4PT verified the roof was acceptable with 5 years estimated life left. I had to go off the standard market to get insur...
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Has anyone tried pulling a list of specialty leads that specify the type of motivation (i.e inherited, pre-foreclosure, divorce, 65+ with high equity)? If so, did you feel like you were getting a quality list? My cos...