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Hey BP! So I have been looking for a multi family 3-4 units in CT with no luck in my price range, $300,000 or under. No luck, there’s always “something” that makes it not worth it enough to put in repair and have it c...
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I currently live in Chicago and I want to get started with real estate investing, specifically house hacking. Does anyone familiar with the area have any tips on getting started? Mostly I want to know more about how t...
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I own a bunch of rentals free and clear, and I'm looking to free up some cash so I can buy a few more. I'm looking into blanket loans -- one loan for multiple properties. I figure this will save me some closing costs....
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Hey! If I'm investing out of state, or somewhere I've never been in person before, Is there some way to figure out if I'm buying in a good or bad part of the city? I could check google street view, but is there a way ...
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Looking for input on this deal I have under contract. Here are the facts.Home price :736,000Rate:5.75Cost for rate:14,000Down payment :25%prop manager:25%Property is in NH the property is 10 beds with an indoor pool a...
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I live in CA and have owned several rentals in central PA for four years. It's in an area that is known to cash flow, but not appreciate due to a declining population. I've been thinking about selling a rental or two ...
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This is just a question I asked myself the other day when I read a post by someone saying he would need at least 100K to start investing full time.
Im not really looking for a game plan on life here, and of course ev...
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Does stashing away for vacancy really mean anything? The idea behind stashing for maintenance and Cap-Ex make sense, but for vacancy, say you start out with a new rental, and you put away 3-5% for vacancy per month. L...
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I've seen a lot of posts about people eager to start an RAL and wanted to share some of the costly lessons I have learned and hopefully you can realize it before embarking on these projects. I've noticed the usual pos...
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Hello all ! My name is Preston and I just graduated college and start my full time job next week. I want to get into real estate as soon as possible and will have a decent amount of money saved up by the end of the ye...