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Refinance Portfolio...Cash out or Lower Payments?Hi Fellow investor friends, wanted to get an opinion on which option you all think is better. We (Husband and I) Currently have several Single family cash flow units we...
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Looking to get started but unsure of what kind of property to start with.
I'm curious other investors would do with my situation. Goal is to cash flow but may sacrifice some of that to be able to grow.
Have about ...
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Hey everyone, My name is Maurice. I'm brand new to real estate and have never purchased any type of property before. I recently became interested in buying a home because I am currently living with my parents in a mul...
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BP newbie here!Hi everyone! My name is Norbin I have decided to take the first step towards what I hope will be the road to financial freedom. I joined BP community because I would like to get into real estate investi...
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I just listened to episode 350 and enjoyed the discussion about sacrificing comfort for stability, specifically it was mentioned buying large SFH and converting to have roommates.This is an interesting concept to me a...
Reassessing my RE Inv i realize that I mayn't be having a sound plan. All my RE inv is in DC suburbs. While there was some appreciation in early 14, after that it got stagnated. and given the price levels, it mayn't a...
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I’m looking for a 2-4plex to house hack in Chicago and most of these buildings are at least 60+ years old. Is this normal for Chicago? I don’t want to have to constantly deal with breakage. What would you advise?
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Huge news in the mortgage industry this past week!
You can now use low down payment on Multi Family properties using a conventional loan.
Fannie Mae just allowed prospective homeowners-investors to purchase Multi F...
Hello! I have a single-family home that is my primary residence. Would i be able to avoid capital gains by selling it, then using a 1031 exchange to buy a multi family unit that i plan to also occupy? Also, this has ...
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My wife operates a profitable salon located in a small 10,000 sq ft strip mall and is currently paying rent of $5k per month for 2,000 sq ft space within this mall. We have saved up approximately $250k of cash and hav...