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Economic Update
(Monday, May 10, 2021)
Are you making love less? I thought so. Apparently you’re not alone. According to the National Center for Health Statistics, the number of babies born in the U.S. dropped by ...
Hello BP! I have a decision to make come 2016 and need your help deciding.For 2016 my number 1 goal is to buy my first rental property! I currently live in NYC and plan to buy my first property in Albany, NY which is ...
I bought a house for $63000 7 years ago I owe $51000 now and value of home went up $10,000 since I bought ..its a owner finance my friend owns house will appraise for $84000 -$90,000 should I try to get a mortgage for...
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Recently purchased 3 family in Massachusetts. Old building obv not de-leading. This being buy and hold I wanted to get some perspective on what fellow investors have found works best. The building itself needs vinyl o...
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I just had a prospective tenant tell me that he would want to pre-pay the yearly rental fee in cash upfront because "that is just the way he does business." My gut tells me that this is a red flag. I would still scr...
How many Wholesalers doing Double Closings are paying the Real Estate Transfer Taxes?These can be quite expensive in some places. For instance The State of Pennsylvania charges 1% of the sales price and the munici...
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Hi everyone,I'm in contract for this property with a couple business partners. Inspection came fairly clean, but as you can see there is plenty of work to be done. I'm in the process of collecting bids from GCs, but t...
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Hello BP Community,My boyfriend and I are considering a flip and would like to get feedback from this amazing community. Our backstory: we are interested in flipping so we can build up our capital reserves and then mo...
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New investor here (still looking for my first deal) and I’ve got just a few questions...1.) When it comes to PMLs/HMLs which would be better to utilize starting out? When is a time each is more affective?2.) Would you...
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Hello,I have a tenant and rental unit in Ohio. My tenant moved out Nov 30 and said when I'm ready to return his security deposit he will give me a forwarding address at that time since he doesn't know where he will be...