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What area are you investing in?Do you look for a certain percent return or a flat amount?What is your main source of leads?How much do usually budget to spend for rehab?What type of houses/buildings are you focusing o...
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hey everyone i went to the bank and applied for a loan to see what happens and i was approved for 150k what would be the best move for me as i have never bought realestate before and have income only from my business.
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Hi All, Derek Nolte here from Grand Forks, ND. I specialize in residential and commercial property management. After 10+ years in the industry in my market I ventured out and opened my own management company (TruHome ...
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Hello all at BP, My name is Kyle and I just received my M.A. in Education, teaching PE in the Bay Area in California. I am highly debating taking a job offer to teach in the San Diego area. After lurking on BP for a m...
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Hi BP! My wife and I have are relatively new to RE investing, and are formally saying hello the BP community. We have been listening to BP podcasts and checking out this and other forums for about a year now. In that ...
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View report*This link comes directly from our calculators, based on information input by the member who posted.Just had my first offer accepted on a property owned by the VA. The property is assessed ...
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Hello, Just curious what percentage of equity you guys like to keep in your rentals. I know there are pros and cons to "free & clear" vs "leveraged". I'm interested in knowing what you guys are comfortable with an...
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Hi to all, I’m in the beginning stages of RE Investing. Lately I’ve been receiving a lot of calls and quite a few good deals. However this one deal, I would like to buy and flip. What is the next step after me and th...
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I'm at a point I'm sure many other new investors in BP are at where significant time self educating has been spent, but are struggling with the lack of experience or network to make some of the strategies and guidelin...
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Just curious how many of you choose to finance through commercial loans on small properties (i'm thinking 4plex) that a conventional loan can finance. I talked to a commercial banker recently and he told me everyone c...