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hello everyone first time posting in BiggerPockets, I was listening to the money podcast and Mindy and Scott where talking to a guest about low cost index funds in particular the S&p 500 and vanguard, I’m just ce...
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Hi everyone,
My partner and I are just taking the first steps towards our real estate investment journey. We have our stable day jobs but we envision a different lifestyle that we currently have. For about 6 months w...
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This post relates primarily to California:
Hard money loans are often made at rates that exceed usury interest limitations. On hard money loans, California trust deeds can be exempt from usury interest limitations u...
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Do any of you know the law on whether or not landlord can ban guests from visiting their tenants apartment? I recently visited my mother, who rents the apartment, and I got into an argument with another tenant. The te...
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I purchase a property in Atlanta with hard money. Call it “123 Main Street”. I pulled permits through the city of Hapeville and did a full gut renovation. I am now being told by the city that they will not turn on wat...
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Today I just sent out 100 mailers to absentee owners. Now that I have about a week before calls come in, I'm a little confused as to how the rest goes. I have an app in podio where I am supposed to input new leads and...
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Hello All,I've been doing a ton of research on the 2008 market crash. I feel like I've garnered a strong understanding of what happened and why, however there is one thing I feel I am missing. What steps could a sma...
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This morning an opportunity fell on my lap (well...to be exact, the opportunity was emailed to me). It's an opportunity to buy and sell over 1,000 REOs that are NOT on the MLS. This opportunity came from a credible so...
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Hello and great evening BP Community from the Great State of Arizona!
Here’s an update on the journey to purchase a property to house hack.
I was looking for properties and working with agents to purchase a property...
I am going through the worst nightmare a landlord can have.
Backstory: I put up my house for rent in December when my last tenant had to move out due to getting a job in another state. I was getting tons of queries a...