Last week I was having a conversation with my dad about retirement. Like most people, the majority of his retirement investments are done via his 401k. I came away from that conversation thinking, “If I was in his pos...
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Ladies and gentlemen...I POUR myself into being a student of this game. I talk to ANYONE who will l talk to me who FAR outweighs my experience and intelligence. I have felt as though this is our LAST summer of love fo...
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So I found that it is going to be advantageous to me to purchase one of my new properties in cash, I am going to take a mortgage out in a few weeks later after some updates are completed to leverage the banks and keep...
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I have been trying to keep my ears and eyes open for any seller financing deals in my area. I would like to get a seller finance under contract then wholesale the deal. I am hoping that this can be a quick way to move...
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[Note: I initially posted this topic with a poorly worded title - thanks to autocompletion on my phone - here. I am reposting with a new title and have cleaned-up the narrative].
I've been ap...
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Im about halfway through escrow period structural damage was found during the inspection. My inspection contingency window closes in two days. What should my next steps be?
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This is a tri plex in downtown River...
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I have seen some that say carpet is the way to go in bedrooms, but others that say it is too expensive to replace and there are on-going costs of cleaning between tenants. Personally I have the tenants pay for cleanin...
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Question to all of the wonderful folks out there in this great Bigger Pocket website...I am curious to see how many of you folks actually started out as the limited partner... in a particular investment property... di...
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Has anybody used a IBC, CFB, or BOY policy to purchase real estate and use the returns to pay back the policy at higher interest rates than the policy charges? If so, what are the pros and cons? What are your thoughts...