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Federal Reserve reduced its economic outlook for 2009.
The central bank said it expects some business conditions to improve in coming months, but it also lowered its assessment of the economy for the full year and sa...
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Hi, BP family. Quick question..We found a property being sold as is for 25k. However there’s a mold issue (not severe). Work needed is 8k.ARV is 63k. I believe I can leverage the fact that there’s mold to lower the as...
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Myself and my wife just entered escrow on a triplex in a small coastal California town named Cayucos, in which we live. We are both real estate rookies, aiming to expand our long-term rental portfolio.
We currently...
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What does everyone think the long term (>20 years) investment prospects are for New England? I have seen some things that concern me and want to get other opinions. In terms of population and economies, it seems ev...
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Hello:
I think i got a start in REI, and I like to seek more advice on how to proceed to the next property.
I got my first property as my primary residence one and half year ago. I bought it for 340K wi...
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I am looking at a condo and the owners have smoked heavily in it for years. When you walk in you get hit with a strong cigarette smell and you can see some residue on the walls from it. Also, the unit is carpeted so I...
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Hello BP,
Not sure if this should be in this forum or in Wholesaling..
So, I have been learning how to Wholesale properties to get my feet wet in the investing game.
One thing that intrigued me a...
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Hi BPs Community,I'm looking to house hack with FHA 3.5% in NYC. Obviously, with PMI, house hacking with 3.5% in Brooklyn or Queens most likely means I won't cash flow until I pay off 20% of the mortgage + move out in...
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Hello BP Community!
So I’m super excited about getting our first rental property, but we have a dilemma and would love to get your thoughts on this.
Should we house hack in LA without cash flow, but higher appreci...
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I'm posting from my phone, and when I browse topics they are not divided into subsections so I haven't browsed much. So this might be a repeat question.Anyway I'm 37, bought my current home back in '09 for 250k. After...