So I've been working with a realtor in the Southeast region for the past 2 months. For background, I'm a new investor but after discussing funding and future plans, he agreed to work with me. He is a senior realtor at...
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Hi everyone! I'm looking to purchase my first investment property in the Columbus or Cleveland area.I don't have money for the down payment so would it be okay to get a personal loan? I want to do long-term rentals to...
Currently renting a single family home purchased with a 15yr 2.25% loan. Have about 100k equity. Current income has me breaking even. I’m considering selling to purchase a STR or other property that has higher cash fl...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Karnes City.
Very affordable Duplex has been solid cash flow income for 7 yrs and counting.
What made you interested in i...
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Hi everyone! First post to BP forums after learning from the sidelines the last few months.
Ok right to it. I haven’t seen or heard really of anyone mixing two types of financing on one deal. Is this common/ethical/...
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A theme I heard several times at the conference was the notion that some very successful landlords did not ever wish to pay off their mortgages on their rental properties.
Rich Weese also touched on his strategy of b...
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Hey Fellow Members! I'm from San Francisco, Ca and after running my Small Business for over 10 years, I'm ready to taper off from the daily grind. In search for a new revenue stream I came across BP and investing...
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Credit score: 700-ish
Salary: 75K plus $15,000 from another rental property
I can have 20 to 26,000 in the bank for reserves but would also need to use it for the down payment (3.5%) if that's legal, to use it for bot...
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Ok, looking for some input from the BP community. Here's my situation ( Ill try to be as succinct as possible)...- left my financial services business in January '15 to go full time in RE- current income = $0/mo- cred...
I am currently in the military for 17 years, have 2 elementary school aged kids and I have been dabbling in RE investing for over 15 years and still have a lot to learn, but have a 'this or that' question for you guys...