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I have a rental property in Texas (community property). I owned it before I got married. It is in my name only. My spouse has never lived there.I'm doing a cash out refinance via Rocket Mortgage. I'm about to clos...
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My questions are, I'm currently at 96% debt to income with just my current pay check,and the bank tells me that since I don't have two years rental experience they don't want to use the income from the rental properti...
Recently, my wife and I decided that I should retire early (she retired 3 years ago) so that we can travel more and spend time with family. We have roughly half of our assets in stocks and retirement accounts and half...
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If you purchase a home as a primary residence (with a low down payment), and at some point after the purchase (for the sake of giving a number let's say it is 6 months to 2 years after the purchase):you realize the co...
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Hey everyone on BP, I would like to see if anyone has some experience or insight on a real estate move that I’m looking into. I’m currently residing and working in Connecticut. We want to relocate to Florida. I work i...
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I'm a student-athlete at the University of California Berkeley, and i'm interesting in learning more about real estate investing! I hope to meet any local investors around Berkeley or San Francisco, as well as get inv...
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Hi, my name is Patrick! I found Bigger pockets after going to a real estate seminar hosted by the OU MBA program. I am currently a Purchasing Agent for a construction company, and also an MBA candidate. I am a homeown...
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Hi all! I'm so happy to meet everyone, this site is really amazing! I've dabbled in RE for around 10 years now but I've only purchased one home which is being used as my primary residence. I've been a licensed agent i...
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Hi BP community,
I live in charlotte NC, and I am a W2 employee. I just purchased my first property with a 2nd home loan in Savannah Georgia that I am running as a short term rental. I believe this is considered acti...
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Greetings BP, I’m 17 years old rookie investor. I got into real estate almost a year ago, I’ve read the classics (Rich Dad, Poor Dad; Think and Grow Rich; Richest man in Babylon) and many other more real estate specif...