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A study released August 24 by personal finance website WalletHub ranks Austin among the 10 most attractive real estate markets in the U.S. To determine the most attractive real estate markets, WalletHub compared 300 c...
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Hi everyone, first post here. Just wanted to get some opinions on where to go...My wife and I bought a house in Austin, tx, where we live, in dec 2011 for 375k. It has 2 houses on one lot, both huge in size, 2200 and ...
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I'm trying to get started. I'm looking at a fourplex in my market, just not sure whether or not to pull the trigger. Each unit is 1 bed/1 bath. This market is very hot right now, we have a rental and housing shortage....
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I am new and looking for ways to ear mark capital for InvestingI have roughly $100K in home equity. Are there specific ways I can go about using that equity to start investing? Would this be a generic refinance, a h...
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OK. I have been listening, learning, reading, and dreaming. I am very close to looking for that first deal, but one thing that I seem to have limited knowledge on is financing. So I am just gonna throw some random sce...
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Investment Info: Buy and Hold Duplex in Minneapolis, MN
PurchasePurchase Price: 302,500
Remodel Budget: 50,270Initial Loan Terms: 5.125% interest rate fixed for 5 yrs, 25 yr am, 246k loan (80% LTV) - $1953/mo PITI. ...
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Hi! So I just got approved for a loan and I start my new job in a couple of days! I am looking to get out of renting but my new job may or may not move me after I finish training in a couple of months.I want to acquir...
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Each one of us has his own wealth targets, the question I ask myself is if you can hit those by only investing in notes.Should we diversify our real estate investment portfolio (like I believe in - I invest in notes b...
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Anybody do it? Recently I have been seeing more foreclosures come on the market in my area in the middle upper/upper class hoods. These are houses that are less than five years old, granite counters/ crown molding/pre...
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Hey Everyone,Back In March of 2015 I made this post on the "New Member" Forumhttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/55/topics/179...I've spent some time looking back on the projects that I've completed over the last yea...