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I'm looking to get my first property. I'm a novice commercial plumber in Arizona. I make $25/hr or conservatively $4k/mo gross not including overtime. I'm looking to supplement my income to look better to lenders. I ...
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I am hoping for some experienced input before I proceed with a deal and closing.I have a seller who has agreed to sign my purchase and sale agreement. FMV is around $100k; I will pay $76k and put in $20-30,000 befor...
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I finally found an user ID that I might remember that is not already used!!
You might know me as"DRH" on other sites. Josh, your's by far is the most informative there is. The bloggers are great. I look forward to re...
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My name is Niles Bollinger and I am a Realtor and aspiring investor in Louisiana. My current goals are to build up capital by wholesaling. Once I build up enough capital, I would like to invest in a rental property....
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I am looking for a competitive quote to the one provided to me earlier for two investment properties in Baltimore, MD with a combined worth of about 150K. The original quote provided to me of $3858 seems way to high.T...
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Hi All,
Does anyone use a specific dollar amount to estimate capex, maintenance and repairs in their analysis of a deal? If so what do you use?
With rents varying so much more from location to location than the cos...
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Hello all my name is David Fantell, I am currently living in Reno, NV with my wife and daughter and son on the way. I have just been introduced to real estate investing from a friend of mine and quickly became very i...
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Today was President Trump's inauguration. The administration wasted no time and has halted one of Obama's last minute legislations to cute PMI rates. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought Trump is pro-real estate? Is...
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Hello there, Bigger Pockets! My name is Luke, and I'm an early 30's guy living in Kirkland, WA with my wife and 2 cats. I am a pretty big video game geek that works remotely for an indie game publisher called Raw Fury...
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I'm currently weening myself off that '401K scheme' I'd bought into. I'm also working in a corporate culture that is a case study in Dysfunction. I'd like to here from those attempting to escape the corporate world an...