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What does the BP community think about 1st lien HELOCs as a way to free up equity in your primary home for investment purposes? If anyone has gone through the process, can you give any advice as to whether you recomme...
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Hey Everyone! (all pics take before and after in same locations)I wanted to share one of our recent success's with the BP community and hopefully help some of the newer rehabbers out there and give them some encourage...
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I recently considered shifting some of my REI business back to wholesaling lease options which I did successfully for several years. The last 2 years I focused on regular wholesaling "flipping contracts" but I though...
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Has anyone tried to get mortgages for longer than 30 years? I am thinking if I could try to get a 40-50 year mortgage I could get more cash flow out of the properties in the short term. Are there any companies that wi...
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Hi BP people!My name's Jonathan, and I'm a father of 3 kids (6, 4, 2) with 1 more due this October. Yes, they're cute (and of course, I'm biased :) ):I'm also a co-owner in a design/web/strategy business that's been ...
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Business PlanReal Estate WholesalingBy Alex Hively1. Company InformationGoldline Wholesale will be formed in order to help distressed property owners in the Milwaukee County, Wisconsin area. We are a company that spe...
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Hello, Anyone has experience using REPS status via their wife or husband to offset W-2? MY 2024 W-2 will be more than $300K and this year (2024) I married a real state agent. I have been reading a lot and educating m...
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Dear Community,
I hope this message finds you well. I'm currently faced with a financial dilemma and would greatly appreciate your insights and advice.
Background:
I am 23 years old and earn a monthly salary of $...
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Hi,
I've been planning on getting into real-estate at some point within the next 6-12 months (I'm currently in the planning, education and saving up cash to invest phase). However, my father-in-law just bought a n...
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I am a fairly new investor and have pondered a decision on my first single family home:a)Refinance the loan to increase monthly cash flow. Or, stay the course with minimal monthly cash flow and faster loan pay off.I h...