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Hello all!
My name is Simone and I'm a late 20-something from the Chicagoland area. Growing up, I was surrounded by entrepreneurs and RE Investing(mom had rental property, dad was a contractor, granddad owned...
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So I am looking at purchasing my first rental and although the numbers look great compared to everything else I've been seeing, I'm a little concerned about the location. My wife and I have been looking for a rental ...
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I need your advise BP....Just closed a my first rental property yesterday. 1 hour after I closed on the property the previous owner told me that the current tenant has been late on the last 2 payments. and still owes ...
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Hello, I've been lurking about for a few months now and have enjoyed learning from you all on the great opportunity of real estate investing.My primary focus will be on buy and hold of sfh. The goal is to average 2 a ...
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So conventional financing is out of the question currently so I've been listening to podcasts, about 6-8 hours worth while I'm working at night. I keep hearing subject to and seller finance. They both sound great but ...
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We are new to this and actually started as a fluke. We bought a house in a different area before we even listed our house. Long story short we had the opportunity to rent our house during slow winter months and now ow...
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Hey BiggerPockets! What an awesome community you've built up here. Newbie at real estate investing, but I'm hoping to close on my first rental property soon. In search of some advice. I recently went under contract fo...
Hi guys! My name is Kiarash Derakhti. I am new to the community and real estate investing game. I have been listening to the podcasts and love them! I am a sponge! I am now the stage of confidence grown to self-i...
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We are thinking about buying an REO property through Hubzu which has been vacant since 8 years. It is a townhouse which was built in 1993. The bank told us that no inspections are allowed and we cannot go inside the p...
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I got lucky with a SFH and got it much cheaper than appraised value in Aug 2020 for $1.8M. Our plan is to demolish the house, build a new there, live in it for 2 years and then sell it and get the $500k tax exemption....