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Hi, I began my house purchasing process with SEFCU, a local bank in Albany, NY. I was going through the SONYMA program, and my LO was supposedly experienced and versed in the program. This is a program that is low dow...
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Hi, I have a lot of owners in my area that are interested in selling their property, but as you can imagine, the potential hit of taxes tends to deter them from pulling the trigger. I have begun to consider the idea o...
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Hey all,I have and issue filling in my properties. I have (1) 4/plex, (1) single family, and (3) 2/plex in Milwaukee WI, and in all three types we are on average three to four months turnover between tenants. We are u...
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Hello Everybody, My names Dante I’m 21 with no kids I’m new to the bigger pockets Website/App but I’ve been watching videos on YouTube for a couple months I’m in the Pittsburgh area.. I’m really in search of as much k...
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Thirteen years ago today, @Joshua Dorkin created BiggerPockets. Sick of not finding the information he needed to properly invest in real estate, he was tired of making mistakes. Google wasn't much help, bringing back ...
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Looking for some advice regarding my extremely high heating bills. I own a 14 unit apartment building located in Commerce Michigan. I currently pay the gas and water for my tenants while they pay for their own elect...
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So I have 2 duplexes in a city about a half hour away from where I live. My lease gives tenants a 4 day grace period to pay the rent. I always call the day before the first of the month and let them know that i'll b...
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So hubzu.com is a bidding website to bid on properties.
I'm bidding on this property but every time I bid on this property 20 minutes later somebody out bid me. It's a lot of people bidding on this property but for...
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Hello, After looking high and low, coming across deals that are under contract and in closing by the time I contact the real estate agent, I have found a nice duplex in a decent area for a great price. I have been sav...