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Bigger Pockets team,
I am moving to TX in the not-so-distant future and am looking to buy a duplex (owner occupy initially and then rent out both units in the future). There are two new constructions on the market (s...
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With the 5% program essentially gone the only option for low money down being FHA... with low loan limits and hard to pass self-sufficiency tests the program is very hard to do. So is house hacking with low money dow...
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Just curious what everyone thinks about the future of commercial real estate space. More retail going online only now. Large companies are saving money on office space by having employees work from home.Even doctors a...
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Hey everybody.New investor here with my first BP Post <gulp>. Also going to try and get a look at both of these properties tomorrow afternoon. That will be a first as well. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervo...
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I am asking this honest question as a newbie, and I hope I will get some honest replies. I don't know a whole lot about REI, so I hope someone will correct me where my thinking is wrong. I am interested in buying my f...
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I have been lurking for a couple of weeks reading post after post of wonderful information.
I have been thinking of investing in real-estate for awhile and am primarily interested in buying and holding.
I'll start...
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In 2005 we did a refinance with our 1st mortgage company to lower our interest rate at their suggestion. It was one of those no doc refi's where they sent a notary to our home after 7 weeks of preparing the paperwork...
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I just wonder how many of you worry that you have all your eggs in one basket. I have 8 doors in Portland Oregon right now and am afraid to keep investing in this same city. This city has a river running through the...
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Hi Everyone,
I truly appreciate the frankness of this site - which is encouraging me to be transparent about my situation. I bought my first property a split-level 2/2 condo with loft that I loved (know better than ...
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So I found a spot in the country I would love to visit. It also happens to be a place I could see myself relocating to in the next 5 to 7 years. It has great weather lots of attractions wonderful write ups and from ev...