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Hey all! I've been reading a lot of the information on the site over the last few weeks, and figured that it was time to join. My brother-in-law and I recently started talking about investing in some rental properti...
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Howdy, as you're probably already aware, im a newbie, and i mean that when i say. I decided to get into Real Estate 3 monthes ago, took my pre-licensure classes and passed the test a week ago.
Now I hate to sound ign...
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I was out doing some "driving for dollars" today and I have come across quite a few houses that are REOs. I double checked at the county clerks address to make sure they were bank owned. I don't see these houses o...
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I've recently been introduced to the strategy of selling property using an installment land contract. It's appealing for a number of reasons: the buyer gets equitable interest in a property, takes care of all repairs,...
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I am reviewing my current insurance and was potentially looking at switching policies (to a better policy which covers more). I was wondering if there were any recommendations on things to make sure are included in my...
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Good morning BP forums,I have the plans of purchasing my first home this fall/winter and I want to house hack it. I plan on renting out the bedrooms and I will live in the office, loft, basement (or whatever it may be...
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Hi BiggerPockets,
I am a newbie looking to purchase my first rental property in the Greater NYC/NJ/CT area this year. I have a significant amount of interest from private investors and see myself being able to raise...
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My question: Is refinance a good option to get rid of my PMI and lower the monthly payments. Could you please augment your answer, just to understand why yes or no?
Numbers below:
House price initially ($235K) Pri...
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Does it make sense to use private money for buy and holds? I want to invest in buy and holds and I don't want to use having no money as an excuse not to invest, but does it make sense to use private money for these? W...
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I own a commercial property in a LLC and back in 2014, I did some renovations on the building. During the renovation, one of my tenants claims she tripped and broke her hip on some loose gravel that was displaced by ...