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Hi. I am a beginning real estate investor and discovered the concept of investing in Notes and Tax liens. I wanted to see if anyone would share their story/experience on how they got started investing in Notes and/or ...
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Hi BPs!I need your feedback on this. So I've applied for a mortgage loan. The investment property is in Illinois, a 3/2 house. It appears that I've passed all the requirements from the underwriter except for one th...
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Here's something I haven't seen anybody bring up yet. Does anybody rent out a house with a swimming pool? I found a house for sale in San Diego with a pool and it got me thinking. Do you pay a pool "boy" to maintain i...
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I am looking for information about buying houses at auctions. I have found a couple that look like they might be good buys if I can get them for the right price. Some of my questions include title searches ( how and w...
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There was a previous thread about " What happens when you want to sell your real estate business?"Most of the answers have already been given, so I'm starting a follow up thread with a different slant to some of the r...
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Hello BP family, I have a unit that has had several applicants but all have shown red flags. The last application has everything going for it except their credit score is bad (430). She recently went through a bad div...
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I'm interested in hearing about pros and cons from people that have acquired investment properties through an IRA, solo 401K, etc...I'd appreciate any referrals to Real Estate IRA custodians that you work with.
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Hi Everyone,I'm planning the next couple of years and could use some advice.My wife and I both bought condos (hers in Oceanside, mine in Poway) before we started dating. Once we got married, she moved into mine and we...
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Evening,I am struggling on what to do with $100k. I have been a buy and hold investor for many years but I have been putting money into loans lately and doing well. I am selling a home in CA and need to do something...
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Analyzing some deals on ways to increase cash flow on multi-family properties...One of such deals is a 5-plex, with one water meter. Current landlord pays about $60/unit/month on water, sewer and garbage. That's $300/...