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Hello BP!!! Well after many, many months of reading and educating myself from the wealth of knowledge here my wife and I have purchased our first investment property! Ruby Door Properties, a brief history: I like many...
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I love the bigger pockets community to bounce ideas off the group. Here’s the opportunity:
I’ve found an experienced operator (250 doors under his belt) who specializes in Home choice voucher program (HCVP) or sectio...
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*This thread hasn't been written to instill fear or troll other investors!So I am a new investor in the market (in Pensacola, FL). Important to note, that even though I have a professional degree and make over $100k a...
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I wanted to show an interaction that with a FAUX lender.. He sent me a PM on BP.. but it could easily be linkdin or facebook or Craigslist or connected investor.this is classic interaction with these guys.. the websit...
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Just received news that I am not permitted by the city to purchase another property due to the affordable housing covenant im contracted under. Not the news I was hoping for and this will severely impact the financing...
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Well the uber doom-and-gloomers have been decidedly reticent of late. This changed recently in the blog arena. Changes in purchasing patterns of bonds later this year seem to have everyone in a tizzy now.
I renew...
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In 2013 I had some good timing. Purchased a four unit apartment building, built in 1980 with major tenant and management issues. It cost me around $360k all in but I used an FHA203k loan so my out of pocket was around...
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If you have cash, should you use it or is it better to use leverage if you can? So far, I've almost exclusively used cash to build our small portfolio. My goal for the year was to fully replace my current after tax ...