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Hello BiggerPockets! My name is Matt Looney and I live in Little Rock, AR. I have recently begun dipping my toes back into the Real Estate Investing pool after a seven year absence. In the mid 2000's, my wife an...
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HEY EVERYONE!I'm out of Frisco, TX and I'm new to real estate investing for myself (i'll explain below). My goal is to become FREE OF THE RATE RACE by becoming financially independent through buy-and-hold investments ...
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Good Morning allI'm really not that interesting...but wanted yall to notice...if you even noticed my subject intro.Anyways, I'm a new Pro member of BP. I reside in Maplewood MN...so St Paul is close enough.I am one of...
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I recently purchased, rehab, refinanced, leased a SFR. The following is how the numbers look.Loan of 130K & Appraisal by lender during loan of 174KI do have around 20K of my money invested in this deal.I got that ...
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I'm struggling to see how I can reasonably leverage my self-directed IRA money in real estate investing. The non-recourse loan requirements of high interest, shorter term (max 20 years), 60% maximum financing, and req...
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So I found out from my girlfriends dad about a dozen properties or more that are semi abandoned. I say semi because they are livable as is but would need significant repairs to sell or rent. Not like roof caving in ...
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How does one get a good understanding of the crime in neighborhoods besides looking at crime maps? I am from California and looking at investing in Kansas City, MO area.
For the experienced rehabbers out there, what has been your average holding time for the properties you rehab (purchase to closing). How long after a property sits on the market without any offers do you start thinkin...
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Hi BiggerPockets Team! My name is Mike Kodish and I am currently living in San Diego by way of Boston, MA. I have one rental property in Boston (that used to be my primary residence) but otherwise am new to the game...
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I'm starting my real estate investing education (attended one of those weekend boot camps but didn't sign up) with the idea of seriously getting started next year. First is the business plan and form the company. I've...