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I sell houses, maybe about 1 or 2 per year. I really hate buyer's agent commissions. It's so much money, especially on more valuable properties. I can avoid the seller's agent fee by doing FSBO, but I want to start se...
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Hi all, I am a first time real estate investor looking to purchase my first "house hack" (live in one room/unit and rent the rest) here in Austin. I am looking at a general price range of about $250K-$350K.Thanks to c...
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Hello Experts - I am ready to purchase my first single-family home this year. I have one roommate willing to pay half the mortgage, so I am trying to figure out how to structure my deal. My plan is to use a first-time...
My wife and I recently did a cash out refi on our primary residence and used the proceeds for a down payment on our first STR investment. We close on it this coming Thursday.
We ar super excited and I’m already l...
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Has anyone had success renting 2 bed 1 bath single family homes? There are a lot more of those homes in my area for sale for more reasonable prices. Tell me your experiences!
Thanks!
Alec
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I'm a super small fish renting out a 3 BR 1 BA 1000 sq/ft property in a nice but modest area in Milwaukee. I have been involved in REI for just a couple years and have not experienced many vacancies. I have had 100+ ...
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Hello, First post! Super happy I found bigger pockets. Nothing but forum reading and podcast listening has been happening in my world since my wife sent me the Hyatt podcast last week. Thank you all for the energy and...
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Ok, so I see that my last topic has become a forum favorite, so I thought we'd see if you could do anything with the measley sum of $100k. I don't really know that there are still super cheap properties around anymor...
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Residing in the San Francisco Bay Area, I am currently exploring the prospect of acquiring a long-term single-family home (SFH) rental property in California or a location within convenient driving distance of the Bay...
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My husband and I are looking to buy but financially it would make sense to move into something that could also help us pay the mortgage. We however have children. It kinda bothers my husband that we would have tenants...