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Economic Update
(Monday, April 26, 2021)
While the nation was focused on a Minneapolis courtroom last week, there was also history emanating from a Los Angeles courtroom. A federal judge overseeing a sprawling la...
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I am interested in buying another primary residence to take advantage of Fannie Mae's 5% down for multi family homes so I can house hack. I am a single female and cannot drive since I grew up in NYC, so I'd like to ge...
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Hi all,I am a newbie in real estate and getting to learn from BP. I live in the bay area, CA (on rent) with my family. Home prices here are so high, more so in good school districts, I cannot afford (my be I do not wa...
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Every single time I'm in any grocery store, walking the street, or anywhere in a posh neighborhood, esp. the Bay Area, I think: * "Golly, gosh, gee, how do these people afford these wonderful homes?"* "What do I have ...
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Hi everyone. I know back before the housing crisis it was possible to get a HELOC on a rental property, but is this still possible today? Have any of you recently done this? We have one single family home and looking ...
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I am working with two agents who showed me a bunch of MFH properties: mostly duplexes, some 4plexes. One in UW, many in Greenlake, some in Cap Hill/First Hill and a couple in West Seattle. My plan is to house-hack wit...
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Hi Everyone!
My name is Daniel Schlittler, and I'm a soon to be Real Estate investor. My goal is to purchase my first property (a SFR) in the growing North Texas area by October of this year. These cities include: Pr...
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Hey BP folks after much research, books and countless hours listening to the BiggerPockets Podcast.... I have decided that it's time to take some action. My goal is to house hack and buy a multi-plex closer to work s...
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Hello! This post is for people who are curious about international investing.
It is time for me to share another story concerning one of my international investments in Medellin, Colombia, South America. Considerin...
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I lived in Tampa for two years, but I now live in California. I want to invest in an Airbnb in Tampa. I know it’s a growing market, especially for the state of Florida. This would be my first investment property. I wo...