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So it's my first time getting a loan of any kind. And I want to make sure no one is trying to take advantage of me or scam me. I met a private lender on LinkedIn. We exchanged drivers license and he shared his Article...
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I am not sure this is the right forum. It's not a question about rehabbing or flipping but is a construction question on my raw land-to-be-rental property. Please let me know if there is a better place to post this qu...
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I currently do not have this home under contract. However, I'm just an email away from getting it under contract. Here's the numbers
ARV = $575K
Repairs = $100K
Selling price after my fee = $325K
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Hi BP community,Long time reader and investor here. I'm a bit new here, but I have had significant experience in the REI landscape and have run many flips and buy-and-holds in Seattle, Los Angeles, and internationally...
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Just heard that 36 cities in 20 U.S. States are dumping the dollar. I could NOT find any evidence of this being the case. So I that being that BP members reside all over that maybe someone can say if their city is s...
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I just got done watching a video by Kris Krohn who claims you can "make a fortune" by investing $1,000. I am currently working on getting debts paid off so that I can focus on assets that will earn me money, but I am ...
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Dear All,I'm considering purchasing a property using an interest only HELOC + Conventional loan. It is a 3-family, which after expenses should produce about $360/month (see cost analysis attached). Rents are currentl...
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I am using Cozy.co to do my background checks among other things. While the credit check normally comes out instantly the background checks are taking up-to 5 days (for someone with past issues). Cozy.co uses another ...
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I have over 45 units now and every time a vacancy comes up, the property managers want to repaint the entire unit even though 99% of the paint looks great in a lot of cases. This is obviously eating into cash flow! ...
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I am a new investor in the Birmingham Alabama area. How is the market in this area? Any tips or ideas would be appreciated. Thank you!