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I have two questions that I hope you all can help me with. I'm looking to invest in my first property this year. I have equity in my home and wanted to know should I use the equity as a down payment? I would like to i...
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Hi, folks!After tons of hours of reading, watching and listening to everything real estate investment related I decided to finally get my first investment property. However, I still cannot decide what should be my fir...
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Hello All,I just passed my exam out here in Cali and am looking for brokerages and I've been contacted about Exp Realty from a couple agents... I'm wondering if you guys and gals can share your experience with this br...
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Hello BP! I've made multiple offers this year, and I've lost on all of them, either to higher bids or all cash bids. Not much I can do there, but I just put in a new offer on a property and I would like to see how my ...
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I'm 27 and live in Philadelphia, PA. I've been wanting and planning to begin my REI career by house hacking in the Tampa area, so I've been saving money for a down payment and researching the market and area.
Howeve...
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I am looking to set up a self directed IRA, and I've done quite a bit of reading on bigger pockets about it. I understand their is some risk, but I do like the additional investment options. I am trying to find a repu...
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Hello BP! So I recently saw a post from another member regarding Fund and Grow. Has anyone used them and if so how did it go. Sounds like a way to grow ones capital in order to turn it into purchasing power. Look forw...
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Just curious to see if any of you have contributed to an education IRA 529 plan for your child's future college expenses. I have heard that the 529 plans in Utah and Nevada area the best as you can select low fee Vang...
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Hi - I am going in mid-april to buy my first property in Cleveland, and I am looking for a good property manager. I have found more success in other states working with single managers over large companies, but I am ...
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Few questions for the BP community:1. How do you deal with a contractor that asks what other estimates have come in at and then either matches the price or beats it by just a little bit, then expects to win the work?...