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I'd love to hear from investors who make offers without using a real estate agent. Did you just find a basic offer contract that you fill out and submit? Any pitfalls to making offers without an agent?I have a real es...
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I am debating whether to refinance a rental property. The numbers might be obvious to others or it may be a matter of investing philosophy. I generally would not want to have to add equity to a property just to refina...
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Hello ladies and gentlemen of Bigger Pockets.My name is David Da Silva I would first like to say that I'm very excited to be a new member of this awesome community. I look forward to meeting local real estate enthusia...
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Hi All,I was wondering if any of you had any advice on how I could avoid, if at all, private mortgage insurance. I have heard that this is a significant chunk of your monthly cash flow and if I can avoid it or shrink ...
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I’m looking for advice on how to BRRR a commercial property in the most effective way. This property is under very poor management and slightly distressed. Appraised at $550k, but with some tweaks and rent raises, I’m...
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Hey everyone,
I'm renting my first property and have been studying Brandon's book on rental management. I have most of my paperwork and process in place.
My question:
Is it okay to collect and run applications, ...
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My fiance and I are starting to take our first steps in buying a home (non-investment). We know we want to invest in rental properties down the road and want to start with our first house we buy. Our goal is to put so...
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A friend of mine came to me for some unprofessional [not paid] advice recently. I'm doing what I can to help her out. Still, I'm pretty new at this stuff. While researching her situation I came across BP. Read a few...
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Can recommend any other service for assistance with locating foreclosures in the US, please let me know.
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Hello there,
I attended the free introductory session for Lifestyles Unlimited this Saturday. The sales pitch was on point, very well presented! It did concern me that they didn’t consider vacancy and maintenance. ...