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Hello All,First post on here, I am just getting started in the RE industry - specifically foreclosures. As a major part of my work, I need to research properties, and then skip trace the homeowner to make contact. How...
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I sold my home of 17 years and used the profits to buy a home, VA Financing, and put 20% down on another home that is renting for 147% more than the mortgage. I have a VA loan on the home I'm living in and can move af...
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Hi I was running some numbers on the BiggerPockets Rental Calculator and I kept realizing that the equity for a property after year one was much higher than I would expect and have been having trouble understanding wh...
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Good Afternoon everyone, I am using cash from a 'hard money' lender to acquire the property, I was wondering should I call the bank ahead of time when it comes to getting financing? Thanks.
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Hello all! I want to announce the introduction of the official BiggerPockets.com Real Estate Blog:
[size=18]Real Estate News For Real[/size]
ENJOY! :groovy:
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So as I look more and more into San Antonio I realize that the site I am using "areavibes.com" does not rate very many San Antonio neighborhoods favorably. However, I have seen many inaccuracies from this website and ...
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Beginner question. When evaluating an investment property, how do you know what rental cost should be? For example, if I am looking at a property valued at 500k and am using the 1% rule as a quick screening utility, h...
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We are researching on where to buy an investment rental property. We are deciding between Sacramento, Fresno or Clayton/Antioch/Brentwood. Can you pls help us by posting your suggestions and experiences
We are finally buying our first home. I am using Quicken Loans and I have submitted all the required documents and the QL agent is telling me to hand sign some application and e-sign some paperworks. In the e-sign it ...
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I apologize if this is a duplicate post, but I don't see my earlier question anywhere.
I am looking for a sample or template to use to make a real estate portfolio that will be helpful in showing banks what w...