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Hey there everybody. I'm trying to come up with money so I can put some "skin in the game" for a first real estate investment. My current income is spoken for being that it goes to family expenses. I know private ...
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What are the biggest red flags to look out for in a contractor and how can I detect them before it’s too late?
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Getting ready to start my real-estate investing journey but trying to get my questions and concerns answered before I start. So this is a very elementary question (sorry)! If you use the BRRR method of investing for b...
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Hi there, I am a CA bay area resident with about 60k of capital looking to break into the real estate market. I have read a lot on the forums and listened to a lot of podcasts and am leaning towards investing in mult...
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Hey all,First post here! Time to put my hard earned savings to some use I think :) Need some advice . So I have 100k in the bank, have been approved through B of A for an investment loan @ 4.5% 75% LTV btw.I'm conside...
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My wife and i are young dentists. In general we are very conservative. We make a nice combined income and after paying off our school loans and saving for retirement we have amassed a little over 100k in savings. ...
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I am aware of people utilizing self directed IRA's to invest. I have read here that people use their 401k's also. I personally know of someone who uses his pension plan from a private company to invest with. Here a...
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I bought one 4 plex in Phoenix on March 1st of 2015 and its running rather smoothly. Problem, I cant buy another multi family till 12/1/18 because of a prior foreclosure in Nov 2011. Question: what can I do to keep ...
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Hello BP!My name is Mike and I am new here. I am a 28 year old from Peoria Illinois. I got into real estate a few years ago after messing, or should I say guessing, around with stocks. It was not for me, but it did ge...
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Hello all, I am posing this question to the BP community for anybody with Self Directed IRA experience in hopes that you can share some insight into how you were successful.
I have a decent amount of money socked aw...