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fred, dont pay an upfront fee!! when i first started, i wanted that hard money loan bad too. i found a broker who promised me the world with a 'due diligence' fee of 1,000. when i told him no way, he emailed me fo...
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Hello all!
I want to introduce myself to the members here at BiggerPockets. My name is Breandan Garland and I currently live in southern New Hampshire. I have been a member at BiggerPockets for a few months n...
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hey guys, just looking for encouraging words, wisdom, and opinions. I have been educating myself on the investing market and involving in real estate training and group meetings. I feel like I'm ,playing jump rope"...
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He seems to know his stuff, has worked on boats all his life, was able to lay out for me in detail a couple options to redo my kitchen and bath cabinets for $12/hr and he'd use me or someone for grunt work. He lives o...
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Hello all. Glad to have found this community! I am from Sacramento, CA and I build CNC machines for a living making a modest wage, but do not see it as a permanent path to success. I am 21 years old and just purchased...
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For those you have the time and interest, I'm conducting a little research on consumer and business buying habits, namely do they prefer to shop online, in stores, or both. This is for a little marketing project I'm w...
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We are looking at purchasing a brand new 4-plex to owner occupy while we are stationed in the middle of nowhere, Missouri. Each unit is 2 bedroom, 2 bathroom, and the average rent on units like these is $875. The elec...
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fourplex with gross rents of 23,760 (10% vacancy) Total expenses: Property tax 5,592, insurance 1,200, maint and repairs 2,400, legal professional 100, auto 200,electric 360, water 960, other (includes plow and lawn) ...