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Hey Everyone! I am currently in the market to purchase my first property. I have been saving up for a 5% down payment with my price range being in the low $200,000s. I have been building some reserves as well and I am...
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I currently own my current home (mortgaged) and am preparing to buy my first rental property. My question relates to the financing of the rental property.Since the rental property I would buy is a 2nd home, all the ba...
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Hello, really new to BiggerPockets so if this topic has been discussed already then my mistake. Why use a hard money lender over a 203(k) loan when purchasing a fixer-upper? If the hard money lender lends at 12% inter...
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I'm a real estate agent in Columbus, OH and looking to get into the investment side of things. I was just curious if anyone had any particularly positive (or negative) experiences with real estate agents and what char...
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Today I contacted an attorney to ask for a review of a simple purchase agreement that I put together that I was planning to use. The attorney I spoke with said I need to include multiple disclosures and addendum forms...
Hi all,My name is Michael Chang and I'm an aspiring real estate investor from NJ. I've been reading BP for a couple months now with the intention of getting into buy and hold investing, but still feel too uneducated t...
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We just got back from a short vacation to the beach and I was looking at some of the beach front condos. Does anyone here have any experience with them? I'd be interested in learning a little more about how everythi...
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Hello guys,I am in Texas, I have a question about the following situation, the seller has tenants in place, they owe money to the seller. No lease in place, most likely no deposit either, seller says that they are on ...
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Good afternoon! I am a licensed realtor here in the Central Florida area. I originally got into real estate for the investing aspect of it. I am looking to take that step and start to gain experience.
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i am considering making an investment on a property on the other side of the state or in another state altogether. Does anyone have any experience managing properties from far away? Also, you never know what the futur...