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I am new to real estate investing and sometimes find myself stuck on where to start. I have done a lot of research and feel a bit overwhelmed. I am torn on whether I should use a HELOC to purchase my first property or...
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Is this a thing? My wife and I are considering taking advantage of 10% down vacation home loan for our first STVR property. Is it possible to include renovation costs into this kind of loan, or would we be forced to t...
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Hi I was wondering if anyone on here has done business with this individual. He is promoting very good owner financed deals of SFRs in bulk in Alabama and SC. Anyone that has worked with would you please DM me! Tha...
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I'm attempting to do my taxes and they are a little more complicated this year, as I house hacked and rehabbed my first house, while living in it. I was thinking of using Turbo Tax or HR Block's software. I've also he...
Good afternoon,I have always been fascinated about all the possibilities shipping containers can bring to projects.While I am not an architect, I plan on putting containers on lots as a rental investment( houses and a...
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Hello BP Family,I'm looking for some guidelines on doing STR mainly to help with tax-loss harvesting. I was primarily looking within the Bay area and figuring out it's hard to do as many cities/counties have STR regul...
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Hello world - I am looking at a MF on the corner of Bamberger and Dunnica in South City - St. Louis, Missouri. I was wondering if any locals, or investors familiar with the market could provide any color specific to ...
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Hi BP, I'm a licensed Michigan RE agent looking for insight about setting up a RE investing and wholesale business. I want to market my business with cards, marketing pieces, and a website independent of my broker but...
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Would buying a condo in a great area of town be a bad investment? When trying to obtain financing the lender strongly suggested against buying a condo. I thought it would be a good idea since it was in a popular area ...
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Has anyone worked with RWA (http://rwaproperties.com)? I flew out there and drove around with them and they seem to be totally solid. Just want to get a second opinion before I get a turnkey from them.