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Hi all,I am new to the investment game and would like someone I could connect with in the area to help me develop my best strategy. I live in Trenton, OH so I am between Cincy and Dayton. My dad owned 16 rentals at on...
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I'm using cash to purchase a vacant duplex at around 65-70% of market value. I plan on fixing a few things, renting it, and refinancing it with a mortgage to free up the cash again.
For refis, does each lender have a...
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I’m looking to purchase my first duplex in the Seattle WA area and started to use the Bigger Pockets calculator to run some numbers. The intention would be to have a house hack in the Seattle Market, I will b...
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I know that there have been many threads about this topic, but is Quickbooks still the best accounting software for real estate investors? To further the discussion, does anyone have an opinion or experience with Quic...
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I have been finding issues with being able to get a residential loan due to my DTI ratio being close to 41%, with commercial lending can I avoid this qualification? If I decide to use this type of lending what other t...
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In May 2016, we purchased 4 CFD's in Ohio. I wanted to share a brief update on what has transpired since then. The CFD are located in Columbus, Akron, Toledo, and Dayton, they are no longer notes, they are now REO's.....
I have 38 acres of wooded land under contract and I'm thinking about having it logged. I have read a little about the process but would like to hear from people that have first-hand experience. Would you recommend hir...
I'm new to real estate investing and Im looking to flip my first home. I have a relative that has some flipping experience (2 successful flips) kind of mentoring me along. He has used hard money as well as a line of c...
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I am on the brink of purchasing my first investment property. Below are some of the stats on the property.The home is currently occupied with an elderly tenant (92 YO) and we are looking to purchase the home well belo...
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Hi All : )Haven't posted something for a long timeBack then I was a guy wanted to invest outside of his country, but a lot of things changed and I'm living in the states now : ) San Diego, CA (unfortunately LOL), so n...