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Hello,I'm just starting out and looking to house hack. I currently live at home and have been saving up for a downpayment. I got preapproved for a 300k loan and what to start looking in the south metro area (Eagan, Ap...
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Hi everyone :)
I'm just getting started and I'm curious to know your thoughts on where to invest a few hundred dollars.
My local REI group costs $329 for the year and affords me the opportunity to attend local eve...
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Hello,Wondering if there are any investor meetups or groups in the Texas Hill Country, similar to the ones in the metro areas?I’ve been investing in the Austin area for over ten years, am finishing up my sales license...
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All,I just moved to Houston about four months ago for a new job. My plan is to buy a 2-4 unit when my lease ends in October. I am still trying to learn the area, so I am not sure about which locations in Houston are b...
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We are in contract to buy a property. Close of escrow is next Monday (Aug 17th), but the bank is ready to fund anytime we want to sign. We weren't planning signing until the property was vacant; but now the seller wan...
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Hello Bigger pockets community!! I'm 23 years old and currently trying to break into the world of real estate investing but found myself in a 'so close yet so far away' scenario. I work and live onboard a yacht in For...
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As we are getting into REI I assumed we would do traditional financing but as I am reading and learning, I am more interested in creative financing. Right now I am looking at an 8plex in Colorado and considering broac...
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We have been trying to get a home equity line of credit on our vacation rental property in Cape Cod. This is currently the only property we own and we rent it out for approximately 14 weeks out of the year. It is con...
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I have a seller, very interested selling his properties to me when I showed him a lower purchase price, but higher interest rate on his portfolio. It is basically 10 SFH properties, being sold at 1.2 million, interes...
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My partner and I are just about at the last leg to begin to invest. We don't have money to put down so I'm thinking our only option is to use a hard money loan. Do hard money lenders have an option to be pre-approved?...