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I have been searching for a duplex for around 6 months to do an owner-occupy to begin Real Estate Investing. I have just found one that I'm interested in. It is a FSBO. I currently have had a realtor who has showed...
I am new to BiggerPockets. I have been listening tirelessly to the podcasts for the last month or two. I really want to get started in real estate investing but have little cash on hand...
The property belo...
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Before I even begin my introduction, I would just like to express my appreciation for the BiggerPockets community. I have been a voracious lurker since October, and the enlightenment I have received thus far has been...
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Hello everyone. This is my first post and I'm looking forward to hearing any suggestions. My husband and I have owned a duplex in Peterborough Ontario for 5 years and recently it has come to light that it may be zone...
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Hi everyone,
My name is Dylan Hall, and I recently joined Bigger Pockets. I hail from Chicago, IL and am interested in finding new ways to finance housing in the United States. I recently graduated from the Univers...
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There was a really great BP podcast a while back where they interviewed an investor who had her renters trained so she wasn’t stuck unclogging toilets and things like that. I can’t remember which podcast that was, but...
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Bought it for $31k, put 18k into it. Just listed it for $84k.
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Good afternoon y'all,
Genuinely curious, what is the dominating factor that you look for in a piece of investment real estate?
I am in San Antonio and just like anywhere else, no investor nor piece of property is a...
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Can anyone share with me the ups and downs of student housing? Besides the obvious of being able to charge higher rates due to *must have* housing for students, and the higher costs of repairs due to, well, college. A...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Joliet.
Purchase price: $245,000
Cash invested: $11,485
As a first time homebuyer, first time investor, my first deal was ...