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Hello BP,I am looking to invest in my first house using a first time home buyer loan. I am approved up to $175k I need 1.5% down payment. My question is should I go for a more expensive house or go for a fixer upper? ...
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People keep asking me if I will take section 8 and I have said no this far. What has been people's experience, both good and bad?
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So I've been watching Grant Cardone TV for a while and I know that he's a little smug and cocky and likes to talk about his money (but who wouldn't be if they were rich).I watched a video about him talking about how t...
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I think we all know benefits of interest only financing as being lower payments higher cash flow. A seller has offered interest only financing for 5 years on a multifamily property. Here’s a concern I have. With unsur...
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There is an easy knee-jerk reaction to simply believe ownership in real estate is just like ownership of one's X-box; it's yours, you paid for it and nobody has any say, use or control of it but you yourself alone, fo...
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I've been renting out a single family residence in San Bernardino county California for approx 8 years, and have been relying on insurance as my sole protection.I wanted to level up my asset protection game by creatin...
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Hi everyone! It is a good idea to buy and rent Condos. I can buy a Condo for less than 100K but houses are over 200k . I am in Fort Myers, FL area. I don’t have problems getting loans to buy a property but I don’t hav...
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I am a newbie at analyzing and just upgraded to Pro so I can use calculators. Yay!! I am trying to analyze a duplex that I would be house hacking in. What is a good cash on cash return or is there something else I sho...
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Hello everyone,
I'm currently exploring the housing market in search of my first personal home, which I intend to rent out in the near future after putting in some sweat equity. As of now, I have saved up enough mone...
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Hey BiggerPockets. This is my first post on the forums. I have been reading up on past posts and listening to podcasts so I'm fairly familiar with the site and the forums. I have just completed the first round of my f...