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Greetings my good friends at Bigger Pockets! My wife and I are looking to acquire our very first rental property. (WooHoo!) However, we need some ideas on how to get financed.
The scenario... We have no money to put d...
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Hi BP Community,I recently heard about professional mortgages that offer low down payments, no PMI, higher LTV ratios, etc. for those of us with professional designations. A quick google search landed me on BBVA Comp...
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Alright, I'm an investor that's located in Maryland and I just sent out my first 500 mailings to absentee owners in my county. I sent the letters out on Friday the 9th and so far I've received about 4 calls back....
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Hi. I'm considering making an offer on my first REO. I'm having a contractor come out to take a look and give me an estimate of what it would take to get the CO and make it tenant-ready. If the numbers are reasonab...
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Hey everyoneI'm curios to know, when analyzing a property, how do you determine if it's better as a flip or as a rental.Thank you
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I found a goldmine of a property today. Hidden gem off the beaten path. Absentee owner, no mortgage, lots of sweat equity. The town has one of the big x's on the front of the house warning the fire fighters not to g...
Hypothetically, would you be more comfortable being over-leveraged or under-leveraged in your investments? And what's your reasoning?I'm thinking the most optimal position would be to have a lot of leverage, but with ...
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I have been reading about the costs to build a duplex and begin renting, but thought my situation was a bit unique and so I decided to make my own post.
A few years ago we inherited a house and land in town close to ...
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How can people pay ever-increasing prices that exceed their income growth (buying or renting)? Why wouldn't they just build somewhere else? Before anyone hurls rocks at me!.. Here's the premise:
High-demand...
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Hey BiggerPockets community!
I'm seeing a real opportunity for VA buyers in my market that I wanted to share with you all. Over the last few months I've noticed more and more assumable loans pop up, mainly VA and a c...