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For those who know me or have read many of my posts, you know we have a couple of condo rentals. Yes, condos are not without their challenges, but I find most of those issues vanish if you stick to higher end condos a...
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When starting out as a new real estate investor what were some of your biggest frustrations and/or challenges that you might have encountered.Property AcquisitionsRehabbing and/or RenovatingRaising CapitalI can tell y...
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There are many multi-units available in St. Louis. The brick buildings are up to 80 years. My criteria includes updated windows and kitchens; new roof; and updated plumbing and electric panels. Thanks to many re-ha...
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So I am researching this strategy.
When going to the bank to make sure they will refinance my property before I purchase it with hard money or private money. What kind of loan is this that I am asking for? Is it a c...
Hey bigger pockets members, my name is Micah and I am new to bigger pockets, I am in contract to purchase a duplex to house hack and save on expenses, what would be the best way to start the brrrr approach, I make abo...
I am looking for a way to get into real estate. In part to find a secondary (and hopefully over time, primary) income stream. But mainly because I LOVE it! I have always been interested in building and designing homes...
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Rewind to 2019, I bought my first house which was a duplex. I kept the section 8 tenants on the first floor and was planning on occupying the second floor. I decided to start gutting my unit as it was beyond repair. N...
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Hi ya'll!I just finished the book Raising Private Capital by Matt Faircloth. Since finishing it my wife and I have been working on a pitch for our friends and family, as Matt suggests, and I wanted to see if anyone he...
I am building a house on the lot. I wanted to use the architect but learned that it costs a lot of money. I'm thinking of building a house with the house plan from website. Did anyone have experience with this? Is the...
Hello! thank you for anyone reading this and may leave a comment in advance.I bought a single family home in Cincinnati Ohio, Mount healthy area in 2019. 74k to purchase, 26k to flip (from total disaster to be fully f...