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Hi all.Here is my scenario:Bought a duplex out of state last year. I took a HELOC on my primary residence for $200k.Used 35k down, 12k burned by a nefarious “contractor”, we eventually obtained a real contractor who d...
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Hello, this is my first rental property located in the mckeesport area right out side of Pittsburgh pa. It's located in the Christy park area it's a decent area there are no vacant houses or defaced homes. Recently I ...
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Hello Everyone,There's a lot of talk about how the market is/is going into a recession.Typically, during these times, people are less likely to have extra money to spend on vacations.Short term rentals are seen as a r...
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I am a beginner Real Estate investor and currently own one rental property in Marion Illinois which is performing well. I am currently debating between continue to invest in Southern Illinois for rentals or not. I hea...
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I've been hearing on the BP Podcast that every investor should house-hack at least one house per year. I assume this is a general guideline as circumstances may prevent that. And that's what my question is regarding.....
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I posted a thread a week ago about an upcoming auction in Ft Myers by REDC (auction.com) I was out of the country, but my assistant was there to buy. We learned a couple things.
1. A much larger % of properties were ...
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Hey everyone, I wanted to draw out everyone's opinion. I have a 401k that is matched by my employer, so I contribute to that. It's a no brainer since it's free money. All of my other savings is 50/50 split between sav...