I am curious how everyone who is a real estate investor got started in it. What is or was the job you had to get you started, or did you start another way? I am currently looking to be a brick mason, as the pay is goo...
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Greetings BP forums,I have a portfolio of 16 residential units, all located in the Park Ave East Ave neighborhood. I have a one bedroom apartment coming up that I was considering furnishing and doing an AirBNB set up...
I have a prospective tenant that is no longer employed. She states she has sufficient savings to allow for rent. How do I qualify someone who has no stated income... living off of government (SS) and savings? Any ...
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Are there any BP members here who have a strategy of simply flipping apartment buildings to build wealth, and just pay the tax as a cost of business? As I move along my RE journey (just 5 years), I look at the deals I...
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My Father has been renting us a house in OBX every summer since I was a kid and were both pretty affluent now and I'm floating the idea of us going in together on an Oceanfront somewhere in OBX that we can use a few w...
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Here is my situation: Currently looking at a 4-unit deal, the property meets all necessary qualifications for the FHA program and I meet the requirements for the loan. Assume that all numbers work and the deal is a sl...
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Hi my names Dennis , I recently bought my first condo in Long Beach New York . I renovated the entire unit with a team I got together and I currently occupy the property . I enjoyed the process and happy with the way ...
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I inherited my mom's house when she passed away. I'm wondering if I should rent it furnished or unfurnished. I've gotten everything out of it that I want. I could take the rest to a pawn shop but if I can get more $$$...
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Hello all I am a new wholesaler working on a deal right now and i was hoping to get some advice on the risks involved in this deal. The seller is asking for 60k for the house as-is but it has come to my knowledge that...
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I'm looking at a house on 5 acres in central florida as my primary residence.
At the back of the acreage are some of those really large powerlines (sorry, not a electrician...dont know how many KW).
I would say they a...