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Hi Everyone,I'm very new to Real Estate Investing, (but not investing in general) and I'm looking to acquire my first investment property!A few things to note:1) I live in NYC but am looking at Allentown, PA. (1.5hrs ...
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Hi BP community! I am a newbie to REI and am having a hard time deciding on which niche/strategy to pursue in the greater Cincinnati area. I’ve listened to about 240 episodes of the podcast so far, read quite a few ...
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If you were starting out with 15,000 cash and you wanted to flip homes, what steps would you take first? 15K is obviously not enough to flip an entire home.
This is what I'm starting with right now. I have done alo...
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I've recently bought a larger second duplex, the current tenant has been there for 15 years. She smokes inside, pays a very low monthly rent, and doesn't use most of the space. Sucks on my end especially since I don't...
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Hello all!I am a new (or soon to be) investor. I have generally worked a simple 9-5 tech job and have saved up some capital. In the past few months, I have found my passion for RE investing and have found myself consu...
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Are you accepting a lower CoC return than you historically have due to interest rate hikes? I am finding it almost impossible to find a 30% return (the gold standard for STR's) due to interest rates being this high. A...
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Ok so I discovered BP a few weeks ago and I am blown away by this amazing place! What a great community of people and the education I have already received is life changing.A little about my self- I have recently foun...
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Need Duplex- asking price $169,900- thinking of offering $159-161KRents: $850 & $750 ($1600) both should be raised to $900Taxes: $1144Down Payment: 30%Below is the report I ran with a purchase price of $159500. T...
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So I am under contract to buy a MHP. Was supposed to close on Friday BUT....the owner has refused to show his financials. We can assume why that is. Perhaps he drew cash out all this time and has no physical record of...
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How does everyone on here handle the situation when their cleaner calls them and say the following....“Your guests trashed the place. No damage, but trash everywhere and just left in a disgusting mess. Took us twice a...