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I'm new, have yet to do a deal, been studying the BRRRR strategy and have a newbie question: Why must I wait 1 year to refinance? Once the house is rehab'd, why can't I refinance right away? Does it make a differenc...
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My partner (@Joseph Cameron) and I recently attended a seminar about real estate investing thinking we were going to get to network with other newbies and get help from some seasoned investors. Instead we sat through ...
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Longtime lurker around here - this has been a great place for me to learn over the past few years. Now, I could really use some perspective from people who have been in my shoes.I live in a very expensive area on the ...
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Hi Everyone,
It has been a while since I've shared with BP and I've got a few seconds now so I figured I'd start by letting y'all know what I've been up to as of late :D
I'm in the process starting my development...
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Anyone here listen to the Lab Coat Agents podcast? I was listening to one this morning (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/...) and the guy was talking about putting your money into whole life insurance company's general ...
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To understand where I'm coming from, read this other thread I started.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/445...I did a google search for live-in 2-year flip, and the only things that show up are articles t...
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This is one of my first formal analyses of real estate rental property, and I am taken aback at how bad of a deal this seems to be. Here are the relevant links:MLS ListingFHA Loan Calculator (with property tax, HI, an...
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Howdy BP community,
I'm helping my parents navigate a retirement real estate purchase, as they look to flee the scorching summers of Texas (also apparently winter-storm-ravaged at this point). Right now they are co...
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Ok so I was having this debate with a local landlord and I’d like to hear your opinion…. You charge $25 for your application fee. You show the house to a nice couple and they want to apply but they don’t speak, read o...