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Looking to get into Real Estate but not sure where to start? Wanting to rent houses out to college students at some point.
New to real estate investing. Is it normal for an agent to require a property to be under contract before allowing you to see the interior?
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How many times are you able to access a VA Loan/FHA loan without refinancing previous loans? For context, I have used my VA loan twice, both as primary residents. I bought one at my second duty station then my second ...
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With your units that have carpet, do you charge the cost of professional cleaning back to the tenant from their security deposit? Or is that just standard turnover costs that you assume? Wasn't sure how to approach th...
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My tenant is asking me to fill out a W-9. Is this normal? None of my other ones have asked me to do so and she isn’t receiving subsidized rent.
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I have an off-market deal I am working. Normally I figure my cash number and offer it to the owner and we work from there. This owner actually mentioned that he would be willing to carry it longer for a higher price...
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Lender's please help. I'm a bartender, therefore my income is 100% tips on my W2. Before covid I was pre approved for upto 150k, based on my 18 and 19 W2's. Now obviously my wages will be much lower this year due to t...
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Hey everyone, I’m getting close to taking down my biggest deal yet but I have hit a snag. The insurance agent I normally use is coming in higher than I thought and that’s not even for full coverage it’s instead for co...
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Please share any upcoming real estate investment and development groups or meetups in the Dallas/Fort Worth area!
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My name is Shawn and I have been a member of Bigger Pockets for many years, but have not been actively participating for a long time. I am in the Army and moved around for work for the last several years, but have fi...