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Hello Bigger Pockets community,My name is Stacey Patten and I've been managing a large portfolio of multifamily real estate investments for a private equity institution for the last 6 years. I currently manager over ...
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I am just starting out and have heard from a few people that it would be smart to get your real estate agents license so you can learn the area and the laws more in-depth when starting as well as possibly make some mo...
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Happy Monday all,We are looking to start our first BRRRR and have a HELOC for $195k. It appears that our choices to purchase our first property are the following:1. Use the HELOC to purchase a property outright in ca...
I am looking for a method to get the equity out of a cash-purchased home ASAP. A regular bank cash-out refi requires at a minimum six months of ownership.I was thinking of using a HELOC to get the equity out. A quick ...
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Hello everyone, I have been studying RE investing for a few months now and deciding I want to invest in my 1st single family property, locally. I currently rent out an apartment with a one year lease (halfway thru), H...
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Wall Street's leverage in housing market is 'very concerning': Finley | Fox News VideoWill the current trend of hedge funds and publicly traded investment firms buying 1 in 5 homes continue? Will that percentage incr...
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Has anyone ever encountered a institution that would secure a line of credit using a current 401k as collateral?
I am considering a 401k loan or transferring to a SDIRA, but my goal is to purchase cash and re...
Hello everyone. A graduate of the University Of Michigan, I have owned and/or operated an array of business enterprises engaged in the field of finance. For over these 18 years, the scope of such ventures has ranged ...
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Hi everyone!After reading the two recent articles below, I am trying to make better sense of the impact institutional investors (those who bought at least 10 rental properties over the past 12 months) are having on US...
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Hi everyone!After reading the two recent articles below, I am trying to make better sense of the impact institutional investors (those who bought at least 10 rental properties over the past 12 months) are having on US...