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I have taken real estate classes for over 2 yrs and went to my first RE investment club tonight. Everytime I go to a seminar or class and tonights RE club, I leave with my head swimming. There are so many ways to sta...
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I have 2 questions here. I am trying to buy rental properties as fast as I can afford to. I have 3 already with not much equity in each. I am pre-approved for another 110,000 on a new building which I have yet to f...
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Hello there everybody-
I have two questions I would like to ask and hopefully I get some good feed back, thanks in advance!
1. I know the max. contribution to an IRA account for 2008 is $5,000 unless you are over th...
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My husband and I were looking for commercial real estate office space that would allow my medical practice to grow. We were planning to rent, but rents in Boston are very high often 4-5K a month for what we want. So ...
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Hi BP!How do you all budget for a new investment property purchase?I have been saving with the goal of purchasing a duplex within the next year or so. I'd like to house hack. I've realized I'm more likely to make this...
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I am reading, studying the market, watching interest rates, basically doing everything I possibly can to get started in this, but I feel like I am spinning my wheels. I apply for an equity loan to use as my down pa...
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Hello! This is only my second post on BP. I am a new investor from NE Ohio. My husband and I recently purchased/are waiting to close on our first duplex (50/50 rule applies perfectly, making $600/mo profit or 300 e...
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I've been listening to the BP podcasts, reading everything I can on the forums trying to avoid problems along the way before making my first deal.
I hear a lot about finding your niche first. I believe for me that's ...
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BP Community. My partner and I have been “free agents” looking for deals and have had many agents looking for us. Recently we were approached by a reputable agent suggesting it makes sense to go exclusive with her. ...
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All the rain has caused havoc with the foundation of my flip house. Two contracts have fallen through because of inspectors saying the foundation is bad. In all honesty, the foundation isn’t shot, but the rain has cau...