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Hi BiggerPockets!I have a question about Direct Lenders vs Bank/Broker Lenders. I'm a rookie and I'm trying to pick up a multi-unit/english-basement house to in order to save on my mortgage expense and get some PM exp...
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Hello, I am located in California and my husband and I found a house that has the potential to be a flip. We have money to put down, our credit is solid and we have a trust worthy and hard working relator (currently i...
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Hi all! I’m trying to learn as much as possible in doing my first deal but have a few questions. I know Multis are hard to come by in the area, So trying to figure out a house hacking / rent by the room strategy. ide...
Hello everyone!My name is Rick and I've been thinking about getting into the real estate game for some time now. I have finally decided to take the plunge. After doing some research, I've come to the conclusion that h...
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Hi everyone,I am currently a college student that will be graduating this upcoming May. Upon my graduation, I will start working at JPMorgan in July. However, I am very interested in investing in real estate at the sa...
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Hi BP community, being new to REI and preparing myself to get my first property I wanted to ask how to go about seeking lenders. Do investors get preapproved from multiple sources or multiple types of lending? Ther...
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Good morning everyone,I am getting ready to make my first offer on a property. I have been reading articles for a long while now and toying around with numbers on my Spreadsheet about potential properties. I have fina...
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Fellow BP Colleagues,I have owned one SFR in Indianapolis, IN for roughly 6 years. I purchased via FHA but moved to Los Angeles, CA roughly three years later. Since then I have been renting out that property to some g...
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Kind of a long story. My husband has a foreclosure from 2010. The sheriff's sale was in April 2010 and the deed went from his name to the bank of April 28, 2010. There was a 6 month redemption period, and the county h...
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To contact or not to contact? Is it good edict to contact an agent out of state when your just looking around? From SoCal Looking in the Memphis area and want to know more about local area. Not pre- approved and possi...