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Hey BP! My name is Josh West and I am relatively new to the Portland Metro Area. My only background in RE is when I started the Master of Real Estate Development (MRED) program at PSU last fall. I become interested in...
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I am fully underwritten for an FHA loan to buy a 2-4 unit property in the bay area up to $550,000 ( possible higher depending on the income of the other units).I am considering a place in West Oakland, currently a sli...
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I do not qualify as an "accredited investor", so I heard I might be able to participate as a "sophisticated investor" in a syndication as long as it is not soliciting (I am invited to invest privately).I would like to...
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I am getting ready to put an offer in on my first flip! Any feedback is very much appreciated. It is a 2 bedroom 1.5 bath condo located in Annadale, Virginia. I will be using a hard money lender only to acquire the pr...
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So the first offer I ever made on a rental property has been accepted and I am feeling all sorts of emotions. I hope to replace my W-2 income with a combination on multi-family properties and vacation rentals. This is...
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Hello BP!After reading the House Hacking Strategy, I’m looking to make the plunge into my first house hack.I’ve been searching Lakewood, Ohio City, Shaker, and Cleveland Heights since March 2022 and have come up short...
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Hi fellow BPers! After several years of lurking and reading a ton on here, I have decided to say hi, and see who else here is looking to get into the "Bawldguy Investment Note Group". Not the fund, but the new group,...
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My methodology is very very conservative. A lot more conservative than many here. Most are using other peoples money, and taking equity out of houses to buy another, etc. I just really don't want to get to a point ...
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I have enough cash to do several all-cash deals. In my area (DFW), sub $80k single family properties are fairly plentiful. My thinking is that I could do several of these deals for cash, and if I get to a point where ...
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I've come to realize that what you learn about a certain type of investing from a book is about 10% of what you really need to know to do it well and do it right. Call it the very tip top of the iceberg. But when you ...