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I decided to jump into the deep end for my first home purchase project, it is much deeper than I wanted..... I purchased a property for 129k in August of 2018. It was in pretty banged up shape but didn't look outrageo...
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I have been investing in non performing notes now for 11 years primarily junior liens. I just love this business and would like to hear from you first off how you are using BiggerPockets, and second if you are enjoyin...
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Does anybody have any experience or strong opinions about investing in a solar or wind energy farm? I’m not interested in the activist investor angle. How would the typical returns compare to residential real estate? ...
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Hello BP Community,I'm a new member from Dayton, Ohio. I've been investing in real estate for about 5 years, but I've only recently discovered the Bigger Pockets community. I've been amazed at not only the massive a...
I have starting capital and I'm still a bit unclear when I should pay cash to purchase a property or put a mortgage on it so my initial costs are lower. Is there a rule of thumb?
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Long story short, I tested a new contractor on a rehab. The project had massive scope creep so it was difficult to pin him down on a final price when he was in the middle of working. Anyway, he recently sent me his fi...
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The May 2019 Central Texas Housing Market Report is out from the Austin Board of REALTORS® (ABoR). The median single-family home sold for a record-breaking $407,400 in the city of Austin. That's a 6% increase from May...
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Investment Info:
other investment.
Cash invested: $187,900
Sale price: $193,700
4 Bed 2 Bath 2450 SF Spec home on 1/4 acre:
Moved a home to a new foundation and did massive rehab.
I built the hou...
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Here's my situation:
We bought a duplex in Mt. Pleasant, MI in July of this year and will begin house hacking in October. The other half of the duplex will be a short-term rental. I want to learn more about HELOCs an...
So, it's understood that I need to save up a "massive" amount of money in order to even think about a flip but I know my area (Central Islip Suffolk County) very well as well as its surrounding areas and am itching to...