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Does anyone have experience in investing in single family homes? I currently own a duplex and for me to buy another property I need a low down payment. The option my lender is giving me is a owner occupied loan at 5% ...
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Hello Wonderful Bigger Pockets Community!
I have been lurking around BiggerPockets for a decent amount of time now. I was fortunate it enough to sell a successful business late last year and after discovering...
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Will be cashing out soon from a company buyout. I will end up with about $400K cash after taxes. My first impulse is to purchase 4 $200k homes with $100k down on each and rent them out. The thinking behind that is ...
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I have always had carpet in my rentals but I’ve been hearing more praise for putting in hard floors for less expense during rental turnover. When I called in a couple of flooring guys for estimates, one recommended vi...
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I know this title might be confusing but this is what I tell new investors or friends when I meet with them. Cashflow Should Not be the only thing you Consider when Buying Rental Properties. Like many I started my Rea...
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Has anyone read any books that they thought to be particularly helpful? I’m pretty familiar with a lot of the bigger hitters, but would love to discover some books with less notoriety.Thanks!
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I want to expand my lease option business from my Louisiana base to the Houston, TX area. I want to involve my brother and his wife in the business. I've heard some interesting stories about doing lease options in T...
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Hi everyone and TIA for reading this, my name is Breyan (Bre-on) and I am new to BP but so far am loving the forums and podcasts. First a little background on my wife and I. We are both 28 years old, both currently wo...
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The IMN Show this week was awesome...the presenters were 1st class @Tracy Z. Rewey, @Bob Malecki @Anya Sagee @Seraj Saba For those of you that missed the show, the common theme was that ‘pricing was up.’ When you h...
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Alright, first real post so go hard on me and looking for your expert opinion to punch holes in this strategy. A quick summary of myself, I'm a new investor and been in the O&G corporate world all of my life (10-y...