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Hello everyone,I am getting an appraisal on my house to pull some money out on a heloc. The bank is not giving me a choice in the appraisal company and I have used the one they use in the past and I always get real lo...
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Hi all,Been off this forum for a little, but been busy closing on a headache of a first deal. Took around 5 months all said and done, but I got it!Eager to get another one under my belt, I was wondering if anyone has ...
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Hello, all!I'm a teacher in Central Texas, and am completely new to rental property investing. I've read some books and I've listened to countless hours of podcasts; however, I am obviously green as hell. In an attemp...
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My wife and I are in our first house hack (duplex) in Citrus Heights CA (Sacramento County) that we closed on in Dec of 2020 and looking to pick up another multi-family unit before the end of 2021. We hope to have 30-...
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Hey guys, so my husband and I are interested in investing out of state soon. We live in the Bay Area and as a young couple, homes here are way out of our budget. We’ve done some research but I wanted to hear some real...
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Hey guys just joined the site, love it! Was wondering if you would suggest buying a house for yourself first vs renting Or buying a rental property first? If buying a home for yourself first would the bank let you bu...
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Howdy Bigger Pockets family,I just want to post a link to this New Yorker article describing the difficulties suffered by residents from predatory investment firms some hedge funds, and smaller investors perhaps.I won...
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I hear Dave Greene on the BP podcast always talking about high appreciation markets and sort of put down midwest and other high cash flow markets and I think this is actually detrimental advice for people looking to g...
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Hello all! I'm a new to real estate and looking to start my real estate portfolio using the BRRRR method. I'm currently trying to decide on the best markets to invest in. I've done some research, but I wanted to get s...
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Reaching out to the experts here in tony tract-built townhouses, but this may be of interest to anyone with kids. This is part of the real estate game I know very little about.So I have a good friend who is an anesthe...