Hi everyone! I am totally new to real estate investing. I'm mostly just soaking up knowledge right now and haven't done any deals, besides buying our own house that I currently live in with my husband and two young bo...
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Hi, To get my feet wet, my first buy might be a condo I found. I live in NY so yes, taxes are high in my area . When I use the BP calc it all makes sense on paper. Any advice would be much appreciated. Especially aft...
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I'm looking for my first deal for my family - we need to move into a good school district in a zip where home values avg $500K+. I mailed about 60 hand written letters to people who are listed as late on their mortga...
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Hello BP members: I am a recent transplant to Austin, Texas area and lived 18 yrs in SF Bay area. I am a newbie to real estate and an accidental landlord. My primary residence that I got in 2015 is currently rented ou...
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Hi everyone, i hope you are doing very well and happy. So i am a 23 year old who has worked his butt off since 2020, i currently have 20k saved for a down payment and by the end of the year i hope to have a maxed out ...
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Good morning!Wanted to get your input on this.Been screening multi-family and commercial real estate opportunities. One thing I have noticed is the asking price with it's cap rate, is almost always priced out by the ...
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Settled last week. Previous owner is no longer live in the house. However, there are some stuff left in the house as I can see from the window. Here are my questions if you can help, (State: Virginia)1) I have the dee...
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Very new to creative financing, looked at DSCR loans last year but don't know how to check on the lender for reviews or scams. I can search it but same deal, the search engines don't evaluate the results. Thanks for a...
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My best friend has been waiting on a condo that's is a short sale . Finally heard from the bank and his lender requested for a condo certification . Do all banks/credit union need one ? Or How can he go about this ?
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I have seen a few homes that have in the listing that it will not qualify for a mortgage. Usually a cash only deal. Does that mean it is something extremely wrong with the house? Is this something to completely avoid?