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Hello BP partners,My name is Antoine Brown. I would like to tell you little about myself and how got to BP. Im married with a 2 yr old and 1 on the way. I'm from Northwest Indiana I'm currently a crane operator at the...
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I have been researching REI for the last year or so, and am feeling closer towards my first deal. I feel I have the funding resources, a decent understanding of deal analysis, and a handful of investor connections tha...
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I live/work in Los Angeles, CA and want to purchase a SFR investment property in the Inland Empire (1-2 miles east of LA). This is my first home purchase and I'm having trouble qualifying for a conventional loan with ...
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You are ready to invest, but where do you start? And once you do, what can you expect?
FINDING A SPONSOR
Arguably, the most important tenet of passively investing in multifamily real estate is establishing a high...
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We have been using Rentredi for payment and sometimes cash or ACH. A few tenants have requested using Venmo. Is there any issues anybody knows about in regards to using Venmo?
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I have an apartment in a good B+ area. There is an applicant who seemed ideal until we ran the background check. Organized and showed up on time, good first impression, credit score in the high 700s with no missed pay...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment in Chattanooga.
Purchase price: $160,000
Cash invested: $44,000
In the fall of 2019 I had a few business trips out to Chattan...
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Hello Everyone, I am looking to start investing in real estate. Unfortunately, I live in SF Bay Area where the single family or Duplex properties are outside of my budget. I am looking to start investing out of state....
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Hello,I am in the process of Refinancing my loan and lender is offering me a better if I buydown the mortgage by $50,000.Although it's feasible to pay down principal by additional $50,000 at closing. I will end up com...
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Q1: In September 2020 I purchased what I will call a duplex, but really it is a SFR and a detached barber shop that was converted to a studio apartment, on the same lot. The SFR rents for $700 and the studio rents for...