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Hello BiggerPocketsMy name is Trent Hicks, Im a newbie living in the Metro Detroit area. I have no money and no real estate experience but Im hoping to get started in investing by using my close friends and family as ...
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I had already been tweaking rates for next year, but I got an email from VRBO today urging me to follow the link and do just that. Not surprised at all when their suggestion was to lower my rates.....As a businessman...
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Hi BP,So I've got a family friend who is looking to get rid of a disaster of a property. He owns it outright and I would like to approach him with an offer to buy it off him with seller financing from him. I've never ...
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I like watching a lot of youtube videos on real estate, the markets, etc. Some forecasters are claiming we will have a meltdown similar to '08. I do not agree. In '08 we did not have the same type of market. We had in...
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A close family member wants to sell me and my brother in law his property and only wants 30k in cash and we assume the mortgage. Would it make sense for him to add us to the deed and we refinance him out 6 months later?
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Hey guys,As of the moment I am not looking for another property. However, I did want to know for when the time comes, a bit more about conventional loans in CT. For an investment property, what is the lowest that one ...
Hi all, looking for some guidance as a first time landlord.I'm closing on my first duplex in CT next week. One unit is vacant (that will be occupied by me) and the other unit has a renter whose lease is up in Sept/30....
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Hello All! No one seems to be able to answer this questions. Let’s say you have a minimum credit score of 600 to rent a home. A couple or two friends decide to apply. In this situation, one has over the 600 credit sco...
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My friend called me with a proposition - help him purchase a property in Oregon so that he can breed dogs and grow crops on it. The deal is he'll pay me $25,000 for taking the loan out on my name and potentially $50,0...
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Good morning! I need some help with evaluating this commercial property. This is my first commercial property and just want to have opinions from experienced investors. The property is 12,000 sqft, it is 100% leased w...