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Hi All,
I am a newbie to BiggerPockets and am interested in using my VA loan (and/or VA renovation loan) to do a house hack in Miami in late 2022. I am writing to ask for advice from those in the forum who have done ...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment in Baltimore.
Purchase price: $55,000
Cash invested: $30,000
We are in the middle of rehabbing this property. Will update once it's ...
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I recently listened to 2 different podcasts and heard 2 different investors talk about equity when purchasing homes to wholesale. Can anyone explain why equity is or is not an important factor in determining whether ...
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Curious to hear your experience using hard money loans versus crowdfunding. What are the pros/cons of either? Is one more appropriate than the other in specific circumstances? Thanks in advance!
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Hey all!I’m trying to buy my first rental property now, and I would love to house hack, but I have to move to Manhattan for my job, which makes this trickier. I’m from Chapel Hill, NC, so I’ve been thinking I want to ...
Hello all,My name is Ricky and I live in Southern California and am just getting into real estate investing. I am looking to learn all I can in all areas of the investment process, so any information that anyone think...
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I am often asked how to determine if a cost segregation study should be performed on a specific property. Here are the top 7 factors to ask yourself when trying to decide.
Did you recently sell the property? If you...
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I know a lot of investors lien towards leases with the option to buy agreements because you dont have to foreclose Versus a purchase money mortgage where the buyer acquires title. With that being said if the seller wa...
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In real estate investing, the 1% rule compares the price of an investment property to the gross revenue it will earn. The 1% rule states that a potential investment's monthly rent must be equal to or less than 1% of t...
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Was looking for some clarification on how to fund a pre forclosure deal. I've spoken with a homeowner that's being pre foreclosed on and believe I have a solid chance at getting the property before it goes to auction....