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Hello everyone,I'm thinking about buying a vacation home on Sanibel Island, FL to solve few problems for myself. Just hoping to get your knee jerk reactions to the idea.tl;dr: If I buy a 3 or 4-plex, let my broke reti...
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Hello all, fairly new to Bigger Pockets and real-estate investing. We purchased our first rental home (single family) and it was a seamless transaction that immediately rented at near 1% and required minimal turnover...
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Looking for real recommendations on investor-friendly, DEPENDABLE contractors in the area. Having many issues with permits and getting someone on the job of a Kensington row home. A little help would go a long way. Ho...
Long story short... We just closed on a house and during the initial process the sellers agent told us there were no seller disclosures. The day after we closed on the house the sellers agent sent our real estate agen...
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Hi everyone, I'm an RN and my husband is an MRI tech here in Orange County, CA and we're new to this investing thing. We've been doing our own research, reading real estate books and listening to podcasts yet we hope ...
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I am planning on asking a person I know to borrow money for real estar investing. That person has 80k sitting at the bank and is planning on putting it into a secured annuity that will only generate her about 2%intere...
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Hello all,My name is Jeff McMichael and I recently became a licensed real estate agent (June 2014) but I feel my true calling is with investing. I plan to start wholesaling and possibly flip an occasional house or two...
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Any suggestions on how to calculate whether I should refi my primary? All my calculations on my investment properties, in terms of financing are pretty straight forward. I either buy, rehab and refi into the longest...
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Hi All,This might be a naive question given the caliber of landlords on here but here go. How long does it usually take you to go from empty rental unit to having a renter and first months rent in the bank? Thanks!