I’m 21 years old and plan on using a VA loan to purchase my first home. I’m looking at buying a duplex and living in one unit and renting out the other. I hear this is a great way to start out and really save on some ...
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Been reading a while and reading blogs, first time poster.
My wife and I bought our first house with Obama bucks back in 08. Happened to be in southwest Ohio and was an up and coming area. Fast forward 10 years and w...
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So I just wanted to start a discussion that focused on the little hangups that new investors face when getting into REI. I've hit these and I'm sure others have and will too. Problem: You have no experience. You're bu...
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Hi guys - Relatively new to BP. I was hoping to get a post started on most affordable and scalable ways to source financing. Not particularly focused on MF/SFR but rather wanted to collect an idea of easy and cheap wa...
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Was hoping that someone could offer some advise in regards to my situation:First, I have owned a duplex and rented it out for about 5 years now, as my sole rental property, up until 2018.In 2018, I decided to focus o...
Full Disclosure. I am a noob. I have two properties right now mostly focusing on short term rentals/ vacation rentals. The first one I have stays booked and I clear roughly 1K to 1500/ per month from it. The other...
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How do you refinance a under-performing commercial property?I own a five unit apartment that I planned on refinancing this year.One of the units had been my primary residence, until I moved a few years ago.My mother h...
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This is my second post, so forgive me if I don't provide all the necessary useful information for you all to help me make this decision. I bought a Two Family south of Boston in 2006 for $385K. It was in bad shape an...
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I bought a condo for personal residence 5 years ago. It has dropped in value as most have seen in that time. My wife and I are now looking to buy a larger home. We are able to qualify for both mortgages, so we are ...