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I am a newbie and just established an LLC for the purpose of buying single family,duplexes and quads as buy and hold investments.
The mortgage broker just informed me that lenders will not finance a conventional mort...
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Hello Bigger PocketsThis is my first post. I'm currently about to close on my first rental property. It's a 2 bedroom 1.5 bathroom condo in the SE area of Cedar Rapids. Its in a great location and I'm so excited. I am...
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My wife and I did a "house hack" several years ago. We bought a foreclosure from HUD for $56k in cash, fixed it up, and now it's worth $160k. Recently we moved into a bigger house (four kids now) and changed it into a...
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Hi BP! I'm a new member from Raleigh, NC and looking forward to meeting more of you and learning as much as possible from this community. I have a goal of purchasing my first 2 properties in 2020 (hoping to use these ...
We expect to soon do a 1031 exchange. It will be our first one ever and don't know much of the details involved. We would appreciate recommendations of 1031 Qualified Intermediaries that have worked for you. We have h...
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I really buy into the whole building wealth through real estate philosophy, but I am not sure I have the personality to be a landlord. I worry about everything, the biggest being liability and being sued for some reas...
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I know there are a couple of threads on the cost of furnishing a STR and they do appear to vary greatly (size, market, target audience etc.) and I'd still love to hear about cost but some of my other questions for the...
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I am a veteran that is new to real estate investing and the greater San Antonio market. Looking for recommendations on the best way to find properties (distressed, tax delinquent, etc.), reputable contractors, hard mo...
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I own a STR lakefront home. My neighbor from across the street (not lakefront) approached me with this idea: he will buy a pontoon boat to dock at my house. Renters can pay extra to rent the boat. Simple enough. How w...