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Hello, Everyone,
My name is Gerard Magee. I’m an active duty military member of the Air Force that recently caught the real estate bug after reading several Rich Dad, Poor Dad books as well as Brandon Turner’s Rental...
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Hey Everyone,Curious to know what you would do in our scenario. I love hearing the different approaches and the beauty is there is no perfect answer.We own a SFH in Bay Area with around $600,000 in equity (principal r...
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Hi Everyone,I recently went through the process of setting up a HELOC on an investment property in California. Called maybe 50 banks and credit unions, and as you probably know, not a lot of people will do this right...
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Hello,
I need help with long-term financial strategy questions for me and my family and hope the folks on this forum can help. Here is my financial summary:
* Both me and my wife have W2 incomes (AGI > 400K). Mos...
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Feds move to streamline aid process for homeowners:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081111/ap_on_bi_ge/meltdown_mortgages
Ooh, let’s see, maybe I can get bailed out:
1. Must be 3 months behind. Nope, never missed a ...
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Hey Guys,There's a property in the Oakland that I am interested in, but it has as pretty unusual tenant situation. It's a duplex on record, but the previous owner put in 2 additional non-conforming units (so 4 units t...
After owning my primary residence for 5 years in northern Virginia, my wife and I are considering relocating. We are considering renting our house or selling it. However, if we were to rent it, we may lose around $300...
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Hello,My husband and I bought a vacation home (2nd home) about a year ago and have been renting it out on Airbnb since January 2017. We bring in an approximate gross profit of $3k per month and a net profit of around ...
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Hello Everyone! My name is Josh Cox and I am from Tulare, CA. Located in the middle of California, 3 hours north of LA and 3 hours south of San Francisco. I have been reading and utilizing Bigger Pockets now for about...
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I just signed a one year lease on my first rental property. Should I save the income for future expenses aka reserves or reinvest?