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in your opinion, what is the best city in the U.S. to purchase real estate in for investment purposes? My husband and I are looking to diversify our investment portfolio by city and would love to hear your thoughts! W...
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I help a lot of landlords buy and rent out Chicagoland rental buildings. -- On occasion, the rental unit has gotten to be too outdated to attract quality renters.How do you determine the quality level for upgrades in ...
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Good evening BP. My wife and I are very carefully and cautiously considering purchasing a rental unit. We've been very diligent about saving up for retirement and now that we have a good amount of cash on hand, I'm ex...
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Hey bigger pockets fam,
I have a dilemma that I really need an opinion on. I’m looking to purchase my first SFH in Queens, Ny with a plan to house hack. I found one that basically checked most of my boxes for 750k; ...
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Folks, Newbie here - so please be a bit soft on me...:-)I own a home (#1) in the Nor-Cal South Bay-Area - which I bought a few years ago, for a little under $800k. Current mtg is $1300. Property tax is ~$900/mo. Add H...
Here is your scenario – Your financial standing is as follows:
$80,000 in cash savings$70,000 household salary (will be $100k+ in 3-5yrs)$20,000 debt (school, cc and medical)$0 assets You are married with no ...
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I purchased a property in Dallas PA with a HML for $70k and put $70k into it. As you can imagine it was completely redone. The HML required an after repair appraisal And the appraisal came in at $200k. I went to do a...
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My wife and I bought a home in Clairemont (San Diego) back in 2011 for $330,000. Now it's probably worth close to $550-600k. I'm trying to get my foot in the door to invest in real estate. The option I have now is pul...
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Economic Update
(Monday, November 9, 2020)
The election is finally over. Now we can return to ...
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Thought this would be a fun post. Here is a list I created. This is targeted more towards beginner investors so I left out the advanced/high cost strategies. Feel free to add to the list with any of your own tips. Hap...