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I'll be moving to Chicago for a new job starting August 1st. My tentative plan is to find a place to rent for a year while I get settled at my job and learn the area, then hopefully invest or house hack that next year...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence other investment in Concord.
Purchase price: $125,000
Cash invested: $1,000
My most recent purchase:
SFH - 3bd 2ba - 1150sqft
Purchase price: $125k (VA loan)...
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About 3 or 4 months ago I tried to see if I can get a FHA loan through New American Funding, sadly I was denied because I have not been on my job long enough (2 Years). It just came to me that I have been an uber driv...
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Dear Brandon & Josh, I am happy to tell you that you were wrong! I have been listening to the BP podcast and hanging around here for almost a year now. I was ready...oh so ready but those little words kept scarin...
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A huge congrats goes out to Al and Heidi Wang on their very first flip! a few months ago I connected with Al on BP. He and his wife had for some time been interested in a flip. After attending a meeting with my group ...
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What is the best piece of advice you woul give someone who is going to be managing their out of state rentals? (Without saying "Don't do it")
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Hey everyone, I wanted to post this thread and discuss our short term and long term goals. I'd be very interested in hearing other people's goals to see where mine stack up for my age. I am 23 years old, currently own...
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Hello I'm 28 not originally from Minneapolis but this is where I work and go to school. Still in school because I dropped out a few years ago. Then I read a ton of Richard Kiyosaki's books, decided in-order to save an...
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Anyone doing a short-term 30 day+ furnished rental in Northern CO (or anywhere for that matter)? Looking for what your experience has been, how you manage calendar, and whether it was worth it! Thank you so much!