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Hi BP people, I hear many people say to get your 10 conventional loans first then switch over to commercial / portfolio. Seems this way is very slow in reguards to scaling and sitting on the sidelines every 6 months w...
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I am thinking when I buy my first house, I will buy at least a duplex but maybe bigger then that? Would you do the same if you had no actual real estate experience and you just had knowledge? Or would you recommend ...
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Hi,I live in the San Francisco Bay Area (in El Cerrito, in the East Bay) and would like feedback on my plan to get started in real estate investing. I'm looking for a way to lower my housing costs with this plan.The p...
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Hey y’all so my wife and I are starting our investing journey in the next few months. We are selling our home in sd august and relocating to boston. I currently I have a joint savings account with discover that’s 3.6...
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I'm about to have some cash that I plan to be lending out as hard money, this isn't something I've done much in the past and was curious if there was a good resource for finding what a "market" rate is for hard money ...
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I recently came across this company and was completely blown away. Based out of Las Vegas this new startup will be a force to be reckoned with in the future. The design, finishes, ease of installation, and cost can't ...
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Over many years of real estate investing, I have done many deals involving seller financing. I have learned that seller financing is actually better for the seller than it is the buyer, for many, many reasons. Howev...
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1) Is it true that to invest/buy a multi-unit apartment one would need minimum 20% down payment? If that's true, isn't that only possible for big finance companies (not for individual W2 earners, despite solid income ...
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Currently own and manage my two multi family properties. First a 4 unit then a 2unit. House hacked by living in both before moving into my now single family home. Both properties now have equity and cash flow. What su...
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Hi BP Team - I'm hoping to get some advice from some experienced private lenders or hard money lenders out there. I'm trying to define a "Good" Hard Money Loan - both in terms of the borrower, and the underlying deal/...