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Hey folks, my family and I are considering relocating to Raleigh, North Carolina in 2019. With a rental budget of 1500-1900, which area/areas do you recommend? Please note, we would like to be near shopping malls and ...
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Although I've made massive equity gains from my real estate portfolio of single family homes, in just a short period of time, it seems to me that too much of the proceeds go to transaction costs when selling. I have n...
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I've been fortunate to talk with quite a few investors from this site and I often hear that it's not unusual for them to place 4 to 5 bids on houses in a month. Here's my question; if you give 1k, or even $500 earnest...
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Hello BPers! I've been following posts for about 6 months now but am just now seeking some assistance. Last week my husband and I closed on a REO house we are planning on rehabbing and living in for 2 years. This morn...
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Would be curious if anyone might be able to share what kind of Cap Rates and COC returns you typically see in buy-and-hold SFH and 2-4 unit MFs, in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area.I've been looking primarily in Ch...
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I have been lurking around the site a bit (Thanks for the referral Trevor Burns!!), and have gotten lucky up till now (good advice from lots of sources), but want to know how to go about the next step!Current situatio...
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It's taken almost a year but this Friday I finally close on my first investment property in Tempe, AZ!
I'll be using the BRRRR method as I look to take 6-8 weeks to rehab the entire home on my own. I've been gearing ...
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Hi BP community, Looking to purchase my first property and slightly short on making 20% downpayment. Working with Quicken Loans and they are offering a loan with a slightly higher interest rate (about 0.5%) but only 5...
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Hello, BP'ers!
I'm new to the site and looking to learn as much as possible about REI. Long-term goals are to replace W-2 income with passive through a primarily buy-and-hold strategy. I'm initially looking at SFR ...
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A week away from closing on our first rental house. $79,500 purchase price, 15% down, $67575 loan, and lender is charging an origination fee of $1400 for 30 years fixed at 5% - wife and I are both around 800 credit s...