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Being new to REI, I'm not sure what to do with the following scenario, but I think I smell a deal! Advice, guidance and even "hand-holding" are welcomed!Yesterday I located a property in pre-foreclosure, scheduled to...
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My dad & I are trying to get involved in some flipping in Chicago. We have a condo in Edgewater on the lake, with a unit facing the lake. In the past year, I've seen two other units purchased for 100k-140k, rehab ...
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Everyone has to start somewhere--thankfully, this is the place to which we were lead to find enduring freedom and sustainable wealth. My partner and I want to break the paycheck-to-paycheck cycle, renting ourselves o...
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Hi BiggerPockets Community,
I am a new member looking to expand my real estate investing portfolio. I have been house hacking my primary residence in Los Angeles since 2014. I should say that I have been unknowing...
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I started writing this post last week, but the banking errr.. financial 'crisis' of 2023 (and make no doubt about it, that's what this is) has been 'evolving' so rapidly I had to delete what I was going to post to sta...
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We needed cash flow fast, to pay our bills, since my husband 'medicalled out' of his airline flying career. We had enough money in savings to buy five rental properties in two years and so we paid cash for all of t...
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Dear Wholesaling community:
Does anyone know if it's illegal to offer a probate lawyer a $1000 referral bonus?
I was writing a letter to an attorney this morning, and after writing the sentence "I will pay you $1000...
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Hi, I have a property in Schererville, IN that I'm looking to get under contract that is a 4 bedroom home around 2700 sq ft with a partial basement of 800 sq ft. This home is worth between 230 to 250k and the purchase...
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This is a very debatable topic but...I have a self-directed IRA. I have only used that IRA to invest in private notes and hard money lending because those types of investments produce "interest" income which adds to m...
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Wanted to just share this with people as many people like to do land contracts. I have acquired many of them and have done very well, but it is not for the faint of heart. I received a call today from the county inspe...