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I am new to the real estate investing space and was wondering how do you go about researching the best areas to purchase properties? Also if you have any areas you recommend and why I appreciate that. Thanks in advance!
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Title says it all. Currently live in Orlando. Made money from other businesses in a relatively short time and at a relatively young age, and now want to put it into real estate. Problem is this would be my first real ...
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Hi! My spouse and I are trying to figure out our next steps and would appreciate any advice. We are new to real estate investing and trying to figure out if it would be better to buy a home in our area or focus on bui...
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At the spry young age of 22 I bought my triplex in Ohio in 2005 for $69k and no money down as an investment to pay for college. With the help of some family and friends, we renovated and filled the apartments within ...
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Hi all! I currently have a SFR Rental Property that I paid off late last year. I am very interested in doing more real estate investing, but this time, using the BRRRR Technique. So, instead of using private/hard mone...
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Hello everybody!I'm new here and this is my first post so I'm hoping I'm posting in the right category! I'm currently 20 years old and pursuing my degree in Business, and lately all I've been thinking about is investi...
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I've been trying to sell a house for a few months, and haven't had any luck yet. I'm offering owner financing, but nobody has any money for a downpayment. Last night, a prospective tenant/buyer offered me an entici...
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Hi, I am new at BiggerPockets & realistate investing in US.
I have been researching several SoCal cities for our second and third realistate investment property (first investment property in US - long story). How...
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The water heater at my house just went out and now tenants are complaining about there being no hot water. It was almost 19 years old and has a water capacity of 50 gallons. The first hour water rating is 80 gallons. ...
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Have any of you ever heard of an Engagement Fee for refinancing?
LENDBASE has the following fees
Conventional:
1% origination fee
$500 doc fee (est)
Title Work TBD
Appraisal $2000-$3000
Environmental $0-$20...