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Anyone else out there using a HELOC on their primary residence to fund their REI? Both of my buy and hold deals were funded exclusively from my HELOC, which I then refinanced into a traditional mortgage. Because of fo...
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Hi all, I have an ex-tenant which I evicted due to their hostile behavior which threaten other tenants. They signed a stipulation to leave on certain date or they pay the court fee but they never returned the key nor ...
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Hello! I'm new to house flipping and feeling a bit apprehensive about moving forward with my first deal. Do any of you have some advice for this initial flip? Any tips or insights would be greatly appreciated!
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Hello BP forums!
First post here and I am completely new to real estate investing.
I live in Connecticut and I have settled on wanting my first investment to be in Connecticut. This is currently the only thing I am ...
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Hi everyone, I’m still relatively new to Bigger Pockets, and I had a recent colleague request ask that I post this to help others out. The question is, how did I go about purchasing ten houses in 2.5 years. I wish t...
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Hi everyone, I don't have much experiences in borrowing money and would like to ask for advices. Here is my sum up situation:
I bought my 1st rental property in Oct 2008. Currently I own 5 rental properties + my Home...
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I just watched a video today about a company called 101 financial. Most of it was basic stuff about how banks make money off our money etc. But there was something very interesting technique the company founder (Alan ...
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What are the medium and long term effects of the pandemic on the note business?My thoughts:Our business is not going away. There were lots of reasons this was a good business before and there will be for the future. D...
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I am working on building a list of self-directed IRA companies. Here is what I have so far:
1. Entrust
2. Equity Trust
3. Pensco
4. Sterling
5. UDirect
6. Asset Exchange Strategies
7. American Pension Service...
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Ok, I sorta lied, but I got your attention ;-)Although this story is full of bruises, blood, sweat, tears and bad decisions, I still consider it somewhat successful... may not be the best investment ROI-wise, but coul...