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What can you do to start building capital that'll allow you to buy your first property? How much did you build up before buying your first property, and what exactly did you do with it after? I'd like to hear any idea...
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So long story short, my fiance and I are buying a foreclosure. We're working with a lender called "Prospect Mortgage" who has a local office in our area. The name recently changed to "Homebridge Financial" I believe. ...
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Ok, hypothetical, but will become realistic I am 22 and I make 140k a year. I live off of 36k and want to invest the rest into real estate. The goal is to create an investing business where all profits can be retaine...
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Wanted to ask if anyone has any ideas for how I can finance a duplex.
In a nutshell: I've got excellent credit (750) and 20K of savings. I figured I'd be in a good position to pick up a duplex down the street, but ha...
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First time poster, but definitely not my first time on these forums and I am never disappointed with the wealth of content on here. I am 23 and just closed on my first property this week using an FHA loan. I will hav...
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Hello BP,I would like to touch on a subject which I have never come across in any of the books I've read nor often discussed in the BP forums; yet I believe its is a very real thing from my understanding and appears t...
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I would like to know the benefits of auctions to buy properties?
Also, what are the chances that the average house sells for minimum bid?
I would pretty much like a walk through of a real estate auction.
Thank y...