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Hello BP Community,We recently bought our 3rd vacation rental and have been doing minor renovations. In the bathroom there is a new deep tub but no shower doors or a curtain. We got a quote for installing frame-le...
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How would one go about establishing the value of an abnormal property? Being new to this scene im not sure how anyone would go about coming up with the value of it. Last year I purchased this 1 acre with a 2000 sqft...
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A Broker brought a package deal to me to see if I had any interest since I had been hunting properties near a military base. Pricing is good but then there are these facts:Lot size for the entire street is 4.3 acres a...
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Hello everyone,I am in the early stages of house hacking a small multi-family property, most likely a duplex or triplex. I wanted to ask what or who you would recommend as the first lender. I plan on investing in Ariz...
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Hi everyone,I'm a new investor looking to make my first purchase and trying to make sure my first move is properly driving toward my medium-term goal while using the principles of my long-term strategy.Medium Term Goa...
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-- Real Estate Update --
Here's the latest real estate market report for May 2023 (single family homes) :
Median Sales Price : $445,000 (April: $438,950)New Listings : 1,710 (April:1,621)Median Days on Market Until ...
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I own two multi-families - one in Maplewood and the other in W Orange - each purchased with conventional loans with 20% down. On BP, I hear stories about people who do the BRRRR method and end up with 100 units after ...
I was driving for dollars in Indianapolis, Indiana and found an abandoned property I searched the address on my local assessor site ( http://maps.indy.gov/AssessorPropertyCards/ )only to find out the website hasn't ...
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Large private equity real estate firms often invest in trophy buildings, from the Willis Tower to the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las Vegas. The commercial real estate investments that are often more lucrative than owning t...
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I am starting over at 49. I have a small lump of money to invest and want to start building my real estate investment portfolio. I am currently renting. Should I start with an STR, or house hacking? Any opinions or ad...