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I am a new member of Bigger Pockets, and it's a pleasure to meet everyone! I am 33yrs old, and I've been living in San Francisco for the past 8 years. My primary goal is to become financially free at 37, and I know I ...
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Property Source: auction.com
My Source of Funds: 401(k) Loan
Purchase Price: $154,500From me: Down-payment = $15,450 (10%), Closing Costs = $11,587 (7.5%), Points = $3,281 (2%), Interest = $6,500 (4%)From Hard ...
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seems suspicious. earlier today I got a FAUX e mail from A FAUX closing attorney wanting me to wire in multi thousands for a closing that was a fake. I mean someone must be falling for this stuffHi Jay,Im Fresh out...
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Hi--my name is James Tsuffis. I have no background in real estate investing beyond a few books I skimmed but am very eager to learn. I'm from San Jose, California but moved to Southern California for school. Graduated...
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I'm interested in marketing to find motivated sellers from delinquent tax properties. Is there a certain way to talk to them sort or how you may be sensitive with probate or do you put the same things on post cards or...
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My family is from Alaska & we're looking for a city in Florida that we can purchase a "legal" vacation rental that we can list on AirBnb and the other sites. Our goal is to get out of AK and warm up a few times p...
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Hi all!
I’ve lurked up until now but I love the vibe of this community!! <3
I want to buy my first multi-family property. I have a job that provides me a good salary and I want to invest my spare time building we...
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Hey everyone!If you are looking to buy out of state for buy and hold properties, how do you decide if a neighborhood is 'good' or 'bad'? I've tried looking at areas via Google street view, but I know that's probably n...
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Anyone ever check out the website roofstock.com? A friend just sent it over to me. Seems like a turnkey way to buy property in cheaper parts of the country. Anyone ever use this or have any thoughts in general on t...
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I have quite a few STR's that were decimated by flood/storm surge with Helene, and then Milton came to finish the job with wind. All of them are uninhabitable. It will take many months to remediate and rebuild. These ...