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Hello Oregon BP.I previously posted interesting tips like Oregon's repeal of the tsunami zone building law and how to properly househack in Oregon. Since then COVID made me anti-social lol. With things starting to loo...
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Hello Bigger Pockets members,Attached is a copy of my direct mailer that I have been sending out for the past three months. I'm looking for any advice on what I should/could change to improve my response rate. I have ...
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Not looking to get political but I’m curious how others think, from a real estate perspective, how the new SAFE-T Act that goes into effect on January 1st in Illinois will effect real estate across the state especiall...
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I am approaching retirement and I need to be careful about the influence of income on my SS benefits. I have thought about starting to do some "hard money" loans on a short term basis for the right investors. Intere...
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Hey BP team,I need some expert advice, has anyone experienced a nation wide moratorium before?? If so what happened afterwards? Let me guess evictions and foreclosures right??I am ready to jump in this game but I figu...
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I negotiated seller financing with a motivated seller. The terms are good but I am worried I am taking on too much as I already have a deal in the pipeline. Here is a hypothetical: arv is 200k, needs 30k of repairs, t...
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Ok so let's say I buy a a non-performing note for 30 cents on the dollar and I know that the area is someplace relatively depressed like say Detroit.Let's say that the balance was $30k and the property is worth half t...
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Hi Everyone,
I wanted to finally introduce myself to the bigger pockets community. I am a mechanical engineer working in San Diego and looking to buy my first long term buy and hold rental property to get some cash f...
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Hi everyone
I am a new member on this forum, I joined to learn new things about real estate an am excited to get to know you all!
I am currently preparing to start out my real estate journey and am planning to buy m...
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At the onset of the economic disruptions caused by the COVID pandemic, the government quickly put into place forbearance plans to allow homeowners to remain in their homes without making their monthly mortgage payment...