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Hello Everyone,I live in Independence, Kansas.My wife first brought me to live here 10 years ago and I fell in love with it.It is a small rural town with lots of history.It has one of those old downtowns that run alon...
Hello BP!This is my first post. So I'll add a little info about me. I have a single family rental in the Nashville area but now live in the Bay Area (Walnut Creek) where I am closing on a condo tomorrow. My dad was a ...
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Hello BP! My name is John and I am a new member to BP, and am from Morris County in Northern New Jersey. I have been steadily learning about the basics of real estate investing over the past couple of months through B...
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Hi BP,So my situation is that I have a good bit of equity in my 2 homes, but I cannot really access it. I would like to do a Heloc for one or both of the homes but my DTI ratio does not meet the 45% that banks require...
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Reaching out to the BP community as I'm considering turning of the units in a duplex I own into a STR. This unit is located near children's hospital in Schumacher place. I've hesitated as I'm unqure what to expect for...
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Hello I'm looking for an investor friendly real estate agent from both Illinois and Florida. I'm currently looking for homes in both states to invest in and rent out! Please shoot me a message and hopefully we can con...
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Greetings everyone! Before anything thank you for taking the time to read and attempt to help me with my situation. My company always advertises and preaches that our best interest is to help both buyer and seller com...
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So this came across my desk recently:A motivated seller contacted me recently because I have expressed interest in her buildings in the past with a bulk sale of four building that run consecutively together. These bu...
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my fiancee and I just bought an investment property in the port richmond section of Philadelphia. Its not the best area right now, but is likely to appreciate and I found what I thought was a pretty decent property. 7...
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Looking to get some insight as I look to begin investing in real estate.
Should I borrow money from my 401K to be able to pay my first rental in cash? Would use partial cash and partial 401k funds. The plan would be ...