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A bit of personal background. I am currently residing in southern NJ, just over the bridge of Philadelphia. I work a typical 9-5 corporate job. I am very new to real estate, just a couple of month. My rental apartment...
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Finally purchased our first rental property! Being a newbie, I just wanted to reach out to the BP community and ask if these fees are usual or customery?100% of the first months rent.10% of the montly rental.3% of a y...
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hey guys,I just purchased the book rich dad poor dad and started the first 50 pages and decided to do a little investigating about the credibility. My question, why do so many people back the book if there is so much ...
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I apologize if this topic has been covered already. I have not seen anything that quite covers my questions entirely.My wife and I currently own a home in San Diego with a 30yr fixed rate mortgage at 2.75%. Like many ...
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Hello BiggerPockets -
I’m new to real estate and am starting to model out numbers. I’m in brainstorming mode right and would appreciate any input.
:: GOALS ::
In five years time, replace my salaried income with ...
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ST. LOUIS, Jan. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by Frank Rolfe:The PBS News Hour recently ran a segment titled "Bad Bargain? Manufactured Homeowners Feel the Financial Strain", as a par...
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The front building has two units - 1/1 upstairs and 1/1 downstairs.The back building (not shown in photo) has two units also - 2/1 upstairs and 2/1 downstairs.The owner is a Realtor who says the property appraised for...
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I'm having a conversation with another Christian businessman, and he is convicted that "the borrower is slave to the lender".
I know the arguments for and against borrowing to buy real estate, and from a purely mathe...
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Flip Men on Spike TV
For those who don't know what it's about,it's about 2 men who buy properties sight unseen,rehab flip them and sell them for profit much like the earlier flip shows only difference is that they bu...
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Hello! I just got my offer accepted on a duplex in Columbus. I wanted to see if anyone could go over my numbers to confirm they are ok. Have to do a walk through to determine if anything needs work and condition. I wi...