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Hey everyone,I wanted to discuss any experiences you guys may have with obtaining use variances. I know they can be difficult, so are there any tips or tricks to increase the odds at all? Zoning is the root of basical...
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Hi All - Looking for recommendations on a career shift to speed up my education in real estate investing. My background is in analytics and have worn a couple of different hats in the space - sales compensation, busin...
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Howdy! My wife and I are looking to owner occupy and put 5% down on a duplex, triplex or Fourplex in the Tacoma area. Hopefully our DTI ratio allows us to put 5% down on a conventional. I would love to speak with some...
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Hello!
I have found a 5 unit property where the Seller is willing to carry a 25% 2nd mortgage. (70k purchase price, $2300/month gross income, $1300/month expenses) Initially I thought I could have the Seller ...
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Good Afternoon All,I have been wanting to start this goal of purchasing an Owner Occupied Investment Property forever now because it seems like the start of one stream of income/cash flow towards my financial freedom....
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http://m.nreionline.com/finance-investment/how-we-learned-love-core-real-estate-asset-pricing-bubbleDirect Excerpts from the article: 1. There is significant alpha for those willing and able to undertake value-add and...
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Does anyone have any recommendations for tenant screening? I know about SmartMove through TransUnion. Any feedback? Also, if you have a married couple do you charge both an application fee? How does that work?
My question pertains to jumpstarting my REI endeavors.
I'm stationed in VA and have a few years left on contract. I'm trying to purchase a duplex near my home of record in FL.
This will be my first purchase and I s...
Hello, BP community! My wife and I just made the conscious decision to get started in real estate investing. May sound like a dumb question to the experienced, but here goes... Does it make more sense to purchase a...
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I had a lawyer setup an LLC for me.
He gave me 2 PDFs.
One PDF is the 'Certificate of Organization', the other is called 'filing documents' and has inside it the receipt and something titled 'Articles of Organizatio...