Hi Bigger Pockets family, first time poster long time lurker. I am closing on my first brrrr SFH rental in a few days. The house comes with 5 acres. I had originally intended on breaking it off and selling it to help ...
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We are soon listing our first property for a 1031 exchange. Upon closing, we will have 45 days to identify 3 replacement properties and then 180 days to close on one of those 3.This seems like a concerning setup. What...
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Hi,New to real estate. My friend suggested I convert the 2 prong outlets in my home to 3 prong outlets myself as a learning experience (there's probably 20 to 25 to do) for future real estate purchases. The ground wi...
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I am purchasing an off market piece of developed land. It is a lot in a 31 plot neighborhood that was developed in 2014. It had one owner from 2014 until now, and during that time there is one county record of the plo...
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I have a 4-unit property in Maine that I provide heat & hot water that are currently off of the oil fired boiler. Looking at yearly summary, i spent 7k on oil last year. It is cost prohibitive to install 3 new h...
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Real Estate Investing, in reality, is not as easy as it looks in movies and reality shows. There are cost overruns due to many unforeseen issues that comes with renovating a property. Making already slim margins to st...
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Recently looked at an absolutely beautiful home, and priced extremely well, too. That said, its major flaw is a steep driveway coming off a main street road without on street parking.
During the summer, ...
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Hi everyone! I want to purchase a house (to be my primary residence) for 100K. The seller still has a mortgage on it for 65K. What are some ways I can buy it without using a bank? I have great credit, just prefer not ...
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My team has recently spent an exhaustive amount of time researching historical results data from recently completed mortgage foreclosure auctions in Houston (Harris County). We've determined based on our criteria and...
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Hi,My friend is building an approx 610 sq foot ADU in southern california. It looks like the new standard for air conditioners is freon free. Any recommendations on a good A/C (as well as heating system)? For an A/C,...