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Hello-Our primary residence is on Long Island, NY. We purchased a second home in the catskills and used it personally and short term rented. We were very happy with it and then covid hit. We easily found a long term r...
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Goooood mornin’ BP! I made this FB post below 1 year ago today, and wanted to share my current thoughts on this principle today after working with equity for the first time over the past couple weeks. I would love to ...
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I am looking at purchasing a FSBO property from an investor (financed and not cash).
I've never purchased a property directly from a seller, and have always used an agent.
My question is, what should I be aware of...
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Bought my first investment property in 2009, bought as a primary residence but got a new job in 2011. Property values had continued to drop in the area and in order to sell that home and move I would have had to pay s...
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So there are a couple deals in my area that I am currently looking at. I am eligible for an FHA loan and I was wondering if I could use an FHA to purchase a dated house (that would only need cosmetic rehab), rehab the...
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Hi all!I want to start a self directed IRA primarily to invest in tax liens (tax lien certificates). Does anyone recommend a good provider/company to go with??Thank you for your time in advance! Victor
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Its official I got my Four-plex! After about a year of searching, what started as a dream of simply buying my first house and making the smart choice turned into my love for real estate investing. As of last month ...
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Hey everyone,
Looking for some guidance with this particular deal that I am looking to get into as my first buy and hold property. I am currently under contract to purchase this foreclosure 4-unit for 37K and it nee...
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To all bankers, lenders, and mortgage originators....anyone of your advice's is greatly sought here in this discussion. That said, while I've learned from other investors here on BP to think of the end game 1st and wo...
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Hey there BP! My wife and I have been very distracted with work and life, but we finally decided it's time to make time for REI. We are tired of renting, and tired of making excuses for why we haven't bought our first...