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Short Story: Refinanced 5 single family units into a 24 unit complex.Back Story: Purchased my primary house(105K) thru auction with a very friendly but very real loan thru my parents(70K), I was originally looking at ...
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So I just joined BP a few weeks ago and am excited to grow and learn from the collective legion of talent and experience on here. I'm also excited to say I just bought my third property in Philly. Now I know I may ...
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So I am browsing properties all over the country, lately realizing that Chicago has ridiculous deals... I know it is a city with a lot of crime, that most of these areas are really rough...But how bad can it be? Build...
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NOTE: not sure if this is the right category or not....Not that I'll be moving anywhere other than my home town, but just interested to hear from some of the seasoned investors here. I'm sure there are a million diffe...
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I was born and raised in San Francisco and as we all know, this city is changing big time. My wife and I felt fortunate that we were able to buy a home here in 2016 despite the astronomical cost. Our children know not...
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I'm an experienced RE investor in AZ and have only invested in my region thus far. I've been approached by an asset manager I've used to get incredible 50% ARV deals for the past few years with a small Chicago pack...
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I have a rental in a good area, after repairs I probably had about 60K in it and it originally rented for $950 a month.
The area has appreciated for housing values due to some new developments coming in and the area...
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Hi! New member here. My wife and I are ready to go see the world a bit and I have pondered this strategy. Would love some feedback. What I was thinking we might do is choose an area of the country we want to spen...
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To all of you who have short term rentals I would appreciate your thoughts and advice on rehabbing a property for a short term rental. I have a duplex where one half has been fixed up and is very clean and nice and I...