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I'm trying to take the approach of having my money work for me instead of the other way around. The struggle, however, is balancing what looks good on paper with what I want to do; being disciplined and careful, but n...
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Like many millennials, we have student loan debt. We make a middle class income and practice a smart saving, little spending lifestyle with no other debts. Currently living as tenants in someone else’s house-hack, n...
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Hi BP,I've set out a goal to purchase my first property before my current lease ends in April. I'm currently renting in Chicago and I'm looking buy a multifamily property in certain up and coming areas in inner city C...
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I apologize in advance if this topic is covered elsewhere... I've searched around and all I've found is a topic about purchasing a vacation home instead of an investment property. But here's my situation... I'm a 25 ...
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Hi all,Husband and I are avid BP readers and learners of all things REI, but haven’t started yet. We just bought our own first home this spring.While we save up money for the DP of a rental, we’re exploring different ...
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Hey all, I'm a new real estate investor who currently on the "education phase" of his real estate investing career, I'm hoping to purchase my first property in 2020. I've been attending various real estate meetups...
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Real estate cash flow vs Physician/Doctor cash flow. How many houses and how much time would it take a real estate investor to get enough cash flow to equal that of a doctor making 300k + benefits a year? I am assumin...
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So right now I'm going for Petroleum engineering due to the fact that I work for an oil and gas company and I have a bright future with the company I work for that being said I'm purchasing my first rental property th...
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I own SFRs in Humble, specifically choosing that area to invest and live because of the lower flood risk, but haven’t bought yet this year for lack of deals meeting my strict criteria, so I have some capital.
What i...
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I need your feedback on our situation. So we closed today 06/30 for a single family home owner occupied about 0.24 acre lot area. The seller told us 5 days ago that she will need to stay until 07/3 to clear up her s...