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Hello everybody - quick question - Which is better to buy to start off: a foreclosure, a rental, or just find a home you like and buy it outright?
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I live in Los Angeles and I have bought a couple properties here locally but I'm not in a position to afford much more here with the high prices. I have s large network of friends that live in Los Angeles also and wan...
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Hi BP community!What are your thoughts on purchasing a single family home, renovating it, living in it for a little over a year and then renting it to a long term tenant?I’ve heard mixed responses from different peopl...
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Hey Central Florida,Has anyone ever tried or have personal experience in building or buying affordable housing? Im beginning to start to look at parcels of land to buy and develop rather than keep buying SFH’s. I want...
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Being a beginner, the only markets that I am really tapped into at the moment are all extremely mainstream (zillow, realtor, etc.) and I see everyone saying I should learn to tap into underground markets but I can't s...
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It's one thing for a fringe, tinfoil, conspiracy theory website such as this one https://www.zeroh...
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Hi everyone!
I am looking at a 10 unit purchase, 9 units in one building and one separate home. All but 1 unit occupied
list : 399k
GRI : 77k
Vacancy : 10% =8k
management : 10%= approx...
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I've had a tenant for nearly a year now and I love her. She keeps my place like a show home. My rent is high for the area ($1400). She is late with rent sometimes and I'm worried that she might move because it's to...
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The PB guide for beginners says we should pick an area "within a short driving distance to your home, rather than investing long distance (unless your location makes it impossible)." Other investors have suggested...
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I have received a response from a seller of a beat up old house in a decent part of town that is going to sell for about $325,000. Asking price: $140,000, and we could pay as high as $130,000. We offered $100,000 a...