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I am in the process of acquiring my first rental property, looking for a multi-family home (2-3 units). I talked with my loan officer and she could only approve me for a loan based off my salary even though my total c...
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I’ve been a member for awhile now, and finally have enough saved up to get started. I have a 3 unit building I am getting ready to make an offer on. The deal looks good so far, but I I don’t know much about the town...
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Over the last few months I made this video series called "Meet the Members". Where I go to local investors and allow them to tell their stories of how BiggerPockets shaped their real estate experience. This is the sec...
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Greetings from Lake View Terrace, California. My name is Randy Shoemaker and I have little to no background in real estate. However, I have a thirst for knowledge and financial freedom. The later I believe is attain...
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Hi! I am interesting in learning more about the real estate investment potentials and looking for some dirction on how/what to research.
A little about myself. I am 31 married with a kid. Wife and I have worked ha...
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Hello Hello !
As stated, I am interested in Real Estate Investing and stumbled upon BP in order to seek valuable real-life advice and experiences ! So many gems on this site, I appreciate everyone willing and able t...
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Hi guys! I am a newbie and I am just starting to get serious about making real estate my career. I have been reading and researching and trying to find as much information as I can, but I am a little scared to get sta...
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I own a townhouse I intended to refinance and rent out. Lost my job in the mean time and in a commission field now where they want two years of commission sales to get a typical mortgage or refinance on my loan or a n...
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Hey everyone! I'm looking for my first investment property (yay!!!) The only usual is I don't really know where to start. Should I go to the bank and see what type of loan/ how much I would get loaned. Or should I go ...
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Hey all,I am curious to get some feedback regarding contingencies used when BP members are making offers for property.What contingencies do you use and why? Does it change based on your strategy (Buy and Hold or pure...