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I am fairly new to BP and am very new to the world of real estate investing. I live in Charlotte, NC where I would like to begin my investing and my path towards financial freedom. A few quick details:-I work a salari...
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We just purchased a house that needs renovation. Mostly cosmetic. While showing another house of ours, one of the couples expressed interest in seeing this one that we are about to start working on. Once they saw it t...
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This year more than ever we thought it would be appropriate to give something to our tenants. If you paid on time all year and had been with us since Dec 2019 we gave them $100 gift card to a local business. Half th...
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So I will begin by saying I have already spoke with my CPA regarding this. I am here for second opinions from other wise investors and CPAs. I purchased a home 9 months ago to live in with my wife. Shortly after I bou...
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I haven’t made my first deal yet, just doing my homework. Ill use a home I passed on (I think it was good deal) for an example. It was a 2/1 with full unfinished basement. No structural damage just needed to be upd...
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I apologize for the length of my post, I wanted to provide as much information as possible to hopefully get the best advice possible.
I am currently under contract to pick up a small 20 unit complex of 2 bedr...
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I own multifamily buildings with a lot of vacancies. In order to get the vacant apartments back on the market they need extensive renovations. I've done the calculations and it totally pays to renovate in towns such...
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I am curious what my chances would be to obtain a hard money loan with no money out of pocket to buy a foreclosure at auction? What can I do to improve my odds when I meet with hard money lenders? @Brandon Turner
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Dear BiggerPockets,I'm new I've always wanted to do real estate but recently made the commitment to decide to take action this year with my first deal being a house hack with a multifamily property.I'm a 21 year old j...
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I would like to know if someone can explain to me how a promissory note work. Would I be able to to purchase a property from someone like that and still use it as a rental, or lease option?
I want to start making CA...