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I am brand new to bigger pockets. I am 22 years old, about to graduate college and want to start real estate investing as soon as I can. Ive been educating myself through books, podcasts, and videos, but I would love ...
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I have owned a rental house for years and have never had a bug issue in the past, or with past tenants. But now I have a new set of tenants that moved in 7 months ago. They are now claiming that there are bed bugs in ...
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So we bit off a big one for a first investment! Wife and I just went to contract with a builder on a 2k sqft 4/3 townhome in a resort development in southern Utah. The deal is the builder will lease my unit for at lea...
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Hi All,I'm currently in the process of refining my house hacking strategy, and wanted to run it by you all to get feedback / thoughts on some of the questions I have.My plan was to use an FHA loan to owner-occupy a 2-...
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Woohoo!!!! Just got my first lead from our website. Sellstlhouses.comShe filled out our online from and we mailed her. Looks like she googled my phone # which sent her to the website! Super cool!
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Hi everybody,I just found the podcast on Itunes, and I'm hooked. What a great resource!I'm an acquisitions analyst at a real estate development company, recently out of school with a masters in urban planning and deve...
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I have a duplex upper and lower with 2 tenants that I bought a few months ago. One tenant that signed a new 12 month lease with previous owner - that expires in a month. Likes the place and already has signed anothe...
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working on a 3/1 ranch (900 sq ft) and getting estimates to add an electric heat pump (in attic) and an outside air handler. replacing baseboard heat. It will require all new electric from panel, insulated duct runs,...
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I've read on the HomePath site that HomePath Renovation Loans will allow repairs up to 35% of ARV to be rolled into the loan up to $35,000, even for investors.
Are there additional costs to this type of loan to be ...
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I am up against my DTI ratio for a traditional mortgage and I have been looking in to the DSCR option and it from what I am seeing it looks like a decent way to continue to scale. Does anyone have insight on what the ...