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Hey everyone, My name is Erik and I have been a lurking on Bigger Pockets for awhile, learning and reading about real estate. I am finally in need of some guidance, so I decided to make my first post. Me and my busine...
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Hey, BPHope all is well!I am fairly new to the RE world & I'm looking to purchase my first Buy & Hold / Investment Property simultaneously while also building my own startup using a similar method for commerci...
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Good day. When does it make sense to make tenants pay utilities. I have this 4-plex on contract and the current tenants have the utilities included in their monthly rent. 2 are paying 650 and the other 2 paying 550...
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Ive read a few things about onlying being able to cash out refinance 75% or the purchase +closing costs, whichever is lower. I plan to purchase a distressed property amd do the renovations with my heloc. Once I'm fini...
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I have seen a number of post where members would like to undrstand why & how the BRRRR Strategy works. Below, I attempt to walk through the logic of How & Why (this is my approach - keep in mind with math you...
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Hi BP,Can someone explain the steps involved in marketing to an absentee owner? 1. I located an abandoned property, I searched the counties property site and found out the name of the owner, but it didn't list a cur...
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Good morning All,
I've been real estate curious to the point of obsession for about a month now, but in that time I've started to develop my tentative plans. I thought it prudent to run some questions by the plethora ...
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they are a turnkey real estate investor group with a decent portfolio. Anyone dealt with them? I'm curious as to how the compare with other turn key investment companies.
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Has anyone borrowed from their life insurance policy or used it as collateral to invest? I've had a few people that said this is a great strategy and to make sure I have the policy setup correctly. Working on getting ...
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