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My wife and I are just getting started in REI. We live in PA and established an LLC here earlier this year in anticipation of buying investment properties. We figured we should get one established, but the tricky th...
I've heard that I should shop around for mortgages, but do I need to do this at the pre-approval stage? And am I correct that I'm not tied to use the lender who pre-approved me?
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Hi BP community!
There is so much knowledge and passion for real estate on this site! We are hoping you may be willing to share your thoughts and experience about our situation.
We plan to rent our current home and ...
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I had a seemingly nice young lady apply for one of my rentals. I did a little background check on her and her boyfriend, he had a few misdemeanors a couple years ago but nothing serious. He has a decent job and makes ...
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Anyone else notice an increase in BP users responding in forums with what appear to be ChatGPT-generated answers?
The latest one I noticed was here. (No intention to single this dude out, but it's the most recent one...
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We bought a house in the SDSU area last year with an attached JADU. We are mid-term leasing the attached studio to travel nurses. We are looking to purchase our next property: 2-4 units, $1 - $1.4 mid-term/house hack ...
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I noticed some BiggerPockets members asking about the rising cost in lumber and plywood, and given my background, I figured I wood (haha) weigh in on this subject. I currently work for a lumber company and I primarily...
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My daughter is going to college this fall. I'm exploring RE strategies in her college town for the next 4 years and potentially beyond. I can't seem to find anything in past posts. Options that came to mind:
1) buy a...
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Sorry in advance for the novelI bought my 1st rental property on aug 28. It was a duplex and in september I converted it into a triplex. The property came with tenants living in 1 unit month to month and the owners ...
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Hello everyone,A young person could join the military right out of high school and save up $50,000 during a four-year hitch.Assuming that young person did a lot of self-study on real estate during his or her military ...