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I am trying to become more efficient with my business, and answering every single phone call seems like an inefficient way to screen leads. So I was wondering was it best to just let the leads go to voicemail which d...
I am looking to buy distressed multifamily deals all cash. My method of finding these deals are mailers and MLS. However, i do not know what a common cap rate or cash-on-cash return is for off market deals. I am looki...
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Please note I am not asking to name names...just recent experience.It used to be 20% down was common for investment property. Is anyone finding 80% purchases these days? Normal conventional. Not at 12%.... Just wo...
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Can anyone share first time experiences in acquiring properties out of your regional area. I currently own a complex in Los Angeles but that area is saturated and properties rarely cash flow for me to seek to expand h...
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I got into R.E. at the height of the sub-prime meltdown, starting with residential loan mods....what a nightmare!
I hear that company is now doing Debt Settlement.
I then got my R.E. License with the intention of bec...
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I've noticed Multifamily residential in more rural areas tend to receive less interest from investors and therefore often have more attractive numbers. I'm not talking about way out in the boonies (with lots of SF but...
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Am I crazy for considering a rental property for my daughter going away to college next year? She has to stay on campus the first year, so I think that will give me time to learn the area. She would pay market rent,...
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Hello everyone! I have been looking for multifamily homes (specifically duplexes) to househack in my target markets and they appear to be pretty scarce and I was wondering if there are other types of properties that I...
I know a lot of the people on this forum always push for the purchase price o 70% ARV minus repairs/fees. But I live in San Francisco and it seems that fixers in the Bay Area still sell for very close to the market p...
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Hey Bigger Pockets Community,A year ago I wrote about rebuilding and starting over in life and considering real estate investing as a path (see post here: "Bad credit, minimal cash and starting over in life . . . Is t...