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Hello,I'm trying to purchase my first rental buy and hold property and need a little bit of advice. I'm debating if I should take out a HELOC or do a cash out refinance on my primary residence to use for a down paymen...
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Just saw this on this news.This is a huge loss.I would imagine this is due to lack of suburban non vacation rental travel?
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Hello everyone! I know that HOA fees are ultimately due by the property owner, but my question is:Should the rental amount include HOA fees or should HOA fees be an addition to the rental amount? My thought process ...
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Hey BP Community,Another head scratcher for you. This post is actually a description of a situation my friend is in. He asked my input simply because he knows I'm interested in real estate investing. I'm not sure what...
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This goes for buy and hold. Assuming both result in positive cash flow, what do most investors do?
Do you make more money in the end getting the longer term and smaller down payment - Or is a shorter term larger down...
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Hi all! I am brand new here and really excited to have found this.
I have been investing in stocks for some 20 years now, I'm looking to take some money out and put it into a new investment.
I curren...
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Here is my situation: I own a home in another state that my sister is currently living in, but she is looking into buying a home of her own. I am totally new to the real estate investing world, so new that I haven'...
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**If you don't want to read the whole thing the big question at the end is:
Is it wrong to pay off a Habitat for Humanity house as quickly as possible (about 5 years for us) then rent it out to help make mone...
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My partner and I have done a lot of research, and I know how to find leads by looking for blue tarps, beat up houses, tall grass, etc. We have found more than 10 abandoned homes, and we have tried to contact the homeo...
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I’m new to real estate and just partnered up with 2 local newbies as well and formed a LLC, I’m down in Texas and everything relies heavily on the oil field and since it’s a boom bust market I’m wondering if I should ...