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Hey BP Members, I am officially a buy and hold investor!!!! Well, as of November 30th. Back StoryThree years ago, my wife wanted to start a business together. The idea was to find a business where we didn't know a lot...
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Ok, I need to know how much money I will need to shell out before I get paid :P
I've been told to say "I generally put $10 down to make the contract legal" or what have you, which is $10. Is this right by the way, o...
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Hi BP Community- I’m looking at a deal in Hesperia, CA. It’s a duplex separated in the middle by a 2 car garage and a one car garage (both are enclosed, this is one continuous structure). I want to covert both garage...
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Hi everyone,I just want to take a moment to introduce myself. I'm a young professional in the South Austin area and I've been looking at getting into REI over the last 6 months and I'm now at a point where i'm ready ...
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Hello everyone,
This is the first time anything like this has happened to us. Our management company quoted about 1k in damages. We do have insurance and clauses in the lease the tenant needs to pay for damages. What...
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Hi, Sorry for the length of this post, but I had to fit in all the details. My business is expanding rapidly for just me to handle, and I need someone competent to come on board to assist me. I have already outline...
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I am looking to purchase my third property under the house hacking model. This place is in Washington DC and I've lived in the are for a few years.
I have been slogging through lenders and I have finally found two c...
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So I have a family friend that has been in the real estate investing field for 15 years and is very successful at it. I confronted him and told him that i want to start getting into real estate. He has been helping me...
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So funny story I thought I’d share. I recently put in an offer on a short sale house and when talking to the listing agent he said “man I love these short sales!” So I said oh really why? And he said because he rents ...
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Purchase price - $255,000Expected rehab - $80,000Expected ARV - $425,000Actual rehab/carrying costs - $155,000Actual sell price - $525,000Profit - $76,400Time to complete – 7 months to get on market, 9 months to close...