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First time home buyer and long time lurker of these forums. Over the last few months I have been active in the local real estate market evaluating deals and trying to find my first purchase. I think I finally found a ...
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I've been selling off some unprofitable properties, but I made up for it with the sale. Netted around 200k all-in-all. I didn't do a 1031 exchange as I have so many carry over losses from my new construction, it reall...
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Hi. I recently won the auction.com auction for a property located in Vermont. Closing over the next few weeks. The property was once owned (obviously).... then successfully foreclosed upon by the mortgage company....
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I am in negotiations with a potential seller who owns a property free and clear and is willing to "entertain" the idea of a seller carryback. She is fixed on a certain number (sales price) and I have been playing ...
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I'm a real estate agent in Pennsylvania right outside of Philadelphia. I work full-time and do real estate on the side. I currently have one rental property which was my primary residence initially (I now live with my...
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Hey BP community!
I’m in transition and I’m considering moving to San Antonio TX or Baltimore MD to start my real estate investing part-time. Both markets have their pros and cons and I’m hoping to get some advice f...
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One of my core values is that my words match my actions.
In street vernacular, one could phrase this as “practice what you preach” or “put your money where your mouth is” or “if you talk the talk, you need to walk th...
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I live in Portland, OR. I have been trying to purchase a fixer but have yet to succeed. Now, I know the price of anything is what someone will pay for it, so a large part of the result is in my valuation. But when I r...
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Guys, I need some help. I'm currently looking for my first rental and after scouring the MLS, I realized that I needed to be creative to find a good investment. I reached out to a mentor who has been in the rental b...
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Good morning everyone! Rookie investor here - no properties yet but I hope to change that in the coming months. My partner and I are in the NE Houston area and looking to get started investing in this area. We've sett...