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PART 1: INVESTING IN REAL ESTATE, the Why, the Where, the What, the How, and the How Much:
In mid-2017 my wife and I decided to go back to what had been one of our passions in the mid-90's, the ownership and manageme...
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I am thinking of buying and selling notes, but I only know a little about it at this time, any good advice, suggestions or help out there? please let me hear from you.
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Hello lovely Bigger Pockets community members! I am finally under contract with an awesome house hack duplex! After a year trying to buy north of Seattle we finally got something. Here is the problem. Closing is set f...
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Elaborate story here.. quite a nightmare. Please read through and help.Setting the Table:Property is in San Diego, CaliforniaJust purchased and closed on a nice primary home with a granny flat in the back that is rent...
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I just closed an occupied REO SFH in California last week. I drove by the house but it seemed no one lived there. From the windows, I saw there was a big mess inside the house: very dirty carpet; old and dirty furnitu...
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I am inquiring about an existing business (Cold Stone Creameries franchise). Records indicates an average annual income of $169,000. The owner is asking $49,000-according to the information sheet on the property. This...
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I found a lead in which property owners are deceased. The grandson which also claims to be "adopted" by his deceased parents is now living behind the home in a vehicle. He clearly has a drug problem. The house has bee...
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I rarely start a thread, but today I had an experience that I just have to share.
A year ago, I thought I'd hit the jackpot. A single mom with two teenagers (15 &16) moved into one of my rentals. She had two ot...
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Hey,
I'm looking to enter the real estate market in Tampa, FL. I want to house hack or buy a multi-family home. 95% of my wealth is in crypto and I would like to diversify. I'm taking all advice and I'm thinking that...