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Hello Bigger Pockets friends,I have been reading books about real estate investing and reading blog posts on Bigger Pockets trying to get educated. I want to lay a good foundation for starting my business. I am curren...
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I sent out 1000 direct mail yellow letters to absentee owners in Fairfax County. The response I got was only two phone calls, both highly unmotivated. Is this typical for the area?
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I just posted to another thread in this forum where someone was asking how to make a loan. Details seemed odd to me and decided to bring this area of lending or borrowing up for some discussion.THE REAL SECRETS IN LEN...
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Is it better to rent to someone with a section 8 voucher or rent to someone without one? Rent would be the same for both.
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Hello investors,
I’m interviewing and searching for a lender for my first property and came across a non profit called NACA (neighborhood assistance corporation of america).
It has a 3.625% (as of this writing) loan...
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Hello! A tenant texted me and said the electrical outlets in her walls were making a "clicking noise." She included a screen-shot from her phone that said clicking sounds from an outlet could be faulty wiring and were...
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I have been receiving some calls recently from owners who would like to sell their homes, but owe more than their houses are worth. Is there any strategy to help these people and make a profit at the same time? Would...
Hello BiggerPockets family!
I have a house under contract that I am using an FHA 203K loan to purchase. I am completely new to all of this and was hoping to get some advice from everyone here.
My first questions is...
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I am a newbie at REI and recently have run into issues that are kind of stupid but that I would highly appreciate your input. I recently bought a 2-fam home and rented out one of the apartments (4-1) to a S8 tenant. T...
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Hello BP community, we have just purchased our first rental and already have to make some quick decisions but unsure which direction to go on a couple things
1. The last owner utilized a property management company ...