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Hey There!I will be moving to northern Virginia for work in the next few months, and I am trying to purchase my first property to house hack in the competitive market of Washington, DC. I am finding it extremely hard...
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Would just like to say hello from West Virginia. I'm new to this site and hope to eventually network with some of you guys on some future business. I'd like to change the perception of West Virginia to the out State...
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I have a property (Buy and Hold) that I am getting ready to start marketing to lease. I am curious if people have used the standard virginia lease / rental agreement or if they have modified it etc.Curious to get ever...
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BP,
I heard that Virginia has a law that states that in order to flip a house the owner/investor must hold a contractor license even if they have another contractor running the project. I tried searching Virginia's ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets community! I'm Shawnte from Virginia Beach VA, passionate about real estate investing a while now. I'm particularly passionate about Real Estate investing. Looking to invest in and out of state.
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $150,000
Cash invested: $90,000
Bought as a forclosure gut job. Renovated it, lived in it for 2 years then m...
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I often have to educate some of the newer investors I work with about this fact. This is at least the case in DC, Maryland and Virginia, that the buyer of an REO pays 100% of the transfer taxes and redecoration taxes...
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Hello BiggerPockets community! You may have seen me post some questions about real estate when I thought I was moving to Arizona, but my plans have changed! I was going to live with my brother for a while to help me g...
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I am interested in getting my real estate license. I would also be keeping my 9-5 banking career. is this possible to do? could anyone refer me to any real estate school websites?
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Hello, I recently spoke with an investor/seller, who has a 4 plex in the Petersburg area.He offered $1500 for the note to take over and I would secure the Deed of Trust. The property is still in the owner name. He adv...