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Greetings, BP! My husband and I have been lurking on this site for the past month and finally decided to create an account on this special day -- we officially closed on our 1st investment property today! A little abo...
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How exciting, BP is coming up to 1,000,000 POSTS! What a fete for @Joshua Dorkin next to him, who has been here the longest? @Jon Holdman ? I just want to say CONGRATULATIONS to all of you that stuck it out in the ear...
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Good afternoon everyone,
My name is Dan. I currently own a 2 unit flat under my name and renting one of the units. I plan on purchasing my next property this year by doing a cash out refinance to conventional loan on...
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Hello everyone I am out of the Chicago-land area and am excited to start investing in 2020. I am selling a single family rental next year and from that I will have a good size down payment for a great multi-family. ...
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TLDR: I'm considering the decision whether to build an STR or to acquire a pre-existing property and convert it into an STR. Any thoughts are helpful. I'm considering two options for my first STR that I will own (I al...
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Hello all,
So, I am very new to all this and I am aggressively seeking to get started in buying rental properties. I like to travel and it just hit me, what do I do if I want to go on vacation and I have several uni...
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Hello,It has proven to be quite a task trying to find deals on the MLS. The good ones receive multiple offers driving the price up and are under contract in a day! I am looking for my first cosmetic flip to give me so...
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Hello,I'm considering this school house converted to duplex (1910) as a house hacking project, which I live in one unit and AirBnB the other.Do you think this is a "good" idea. For those who know the city, any gotchas...
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I figure the government is going to pay to house refugees until they can stand on their own feet. It's probably included in the $350M aid package. So my answer is "yes" if I'm being compensated. I read in the news ...