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I bought a smoker's house. Prior to sale, they painted all the walls that didn't have wallpaper on them. Painted, not CLEANED then painted. Paint is starting to bubble up in places, I assume due to nicotine. Has anyon...
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Every time we're preparing for a new administration, there's plenty of tax-related noise. The new President is going to do this, do that, yada yada yada.Unfortunately, a lot of financial and tax professionals join thi...
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Gas is really expensive for this time of year and the dollar is getting cheaper. Will the average hit $5/gallon this summer? If so, what will it do to our economy?
Edit: Title should say GAS...not oil. Hopefully o...
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Hello everybody, I've saved up $14,000 at the age of 19 and I've built up my credit score to 780, however, my plan initially was to get a credit card, build my credit, and save up some money. With the money saved up I...
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I'm under contract on an investment property-- a duplex in Colorado and I'm trying to navigate the details of a partial private loan from my sister. I'm working with a mortgage broker I like that I've used in the past...
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For me the bad mistakes cost the most money. And I am a contractor So I am going to go with a home we remodeled and the plumber rerouted one of the drains and never tied it into the main under the basement slab . So n...
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Hey All, Brand new to BiggerPockets as of today. Just started the research phase and learn everything I can about this process before I make my first purchase. Have no idea how long it will take to get to my first p...
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Yikes! Just dropped earnest money for a cash close next Fri on a place sight unseen from a wholesaler I found here on the forums. I'll be using 100k or so of fund from hard money since it's a bit out of my cash range....
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I recently purchased a duplex with 1 long term tenant, 1 shorter term. It's in a recovering area and rents are reasonable. Our short term tenant had a third party paying their rent before, but this is the first mont...
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Has anybody else had any luck with VA 100% LTV cash out refinances recently?
I've used my VA home loan twice on 4plex's. And I've used FHA once on a 4 plex. I'm currently looking for a lender that can ...