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Hello all,
I wanted to put my plan on the table for you guys and get some feedback and advice. I have never invested in real estate (let alone owned a home), and have really just been reading and researching for almo...
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Hi, I'm Jason Fernandes. I live in Delaware County (PA) very close to the Delaware state border.I am a software developer working with databases for my day job. I moved to America in the mid 2000's to get my Master's ...
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Okay, so I know much of the advice out there says to leverage your primary home to increase your capital for buying properties. I'm considering going a different direction and paying off our primary home to increase c...
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Soo... I did it! I’ve officially made my first real estate investment and closed on Friday; A duplex in an awesome area next to a new Cerner w/ a long term tenant in one unit and another long term tenant coming soon f...
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Hello BP community,My name is KJ Kulik and I am a recent 2017 graduate from the University of Rhode Island. I currently work in Voorhees, NJ and commute from home in Moorestown, NJ. Although this situation is favorabl...
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Morning!My name is Brody Earnest, just turned 25. I've been in door-to-door sales for 4 years now and have created a little nest egg for myself. I'm connected with a company called FIG (Fourplex Investment Group) and ...
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So I am new to real estate investing. I have 0 doors. I love the idea of house hacking. Now I am assuming this might change per state (that is a guess) as different state protect tenants differently. With that said a ...
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I own a pretty successful STR rental home, which is also currently my residence. I want to buy another home to either live in and use as a STR, but 100% of my income is from my STR... Fannie Mae WAS allowing STR to be...
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Hi everyone, I wanted to ask the forums if anyone has any thoughts about house-hacking in the Allentown area? To clarify I do NOT mean Allentown as in the area of Pittsburgh, I mean Allentown the city nearish Philly. ...
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I am thinking of buying a building on the South Side. It is in a bad neighborhood but has a great cap rate. Does anybody have experience with this type of property? Do you recommend it?What goes wrong that will affect...