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I’d love any tips for speaking with lenders as a beginner investor for the first time.
Goal is to build a portfolio of cash-flowing rental properties, so ability to scale is top priority for acquisition. Unfortunatel...
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Hello BP community! My husband and I are looking to start our real estate investing journey this year. We have been reading BP books, podcasts and this forum to be as educated as possible. We have $50-70k to get start...
Hello all,I am looking to purchase a home overseas as a holiday home/ air bnb. I own 4 rental properties and my tax returns have quite a bit of write offs resulting in high DTI. Besides that, I have plenty of equity b...
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Hi All,
I've been exploring partnering with a US citizen (I'm Canadian) to purchase small (i.e., "residential") multifamily properties together in Chicago - 2-flats or 3-flats.
Traditionally banks don't...
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How do you build and find a network of trust for long distance investing? It has to come with additional risk not being able to see the property first hand as you are relying on an agent/contractor to do the initial c...
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Looking to purchase a single-family or multi-family in Minnesota, closer the better to the twin cities. Where can I get the best cash flow? Just starting out, under 200k would be ideal. Anyone who's been there done...
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When applying for a mortgage I know lenders typically require 2+ years of employment in the same industry. Does this mean 24 actual months or just 2 years of it showing on your tax returns?I’m on my fifth year as an e...
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Any Bakersfield investors have an opinion on wether it is a good time to sell? My original plan was to hold forever, but prices have appreciated greatly. I believe I already missed the peak. Now prices seem to be stag...
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Hello investors, my name is Justin, I am 24 year old college student located in Florida. I am just starting out in my REI journey and plan to house hack for my very first deal. So my question is, after reading Brandon...
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Hello and thanks for reviewing,Let me start bye saying thank you for bigger pockets. I'm totally new to the real estate business. However, After taken action a few days ago i have come across my 1st potential client i...