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As I understand it, house hacking would traditionally mean living in one unit of a multi unit property for at least a year and that would allow you to rent out the remaining units and then the unit you would live in a...
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Is it a bad idea to start off with buying a house out of state for a new investor if that's all I have enough money for ?or should I just wait till I have enough to invest in my state even if it takes me a few years t...
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So I read last week the politicians in Richmond, VA voted down a bill to stabilize rent in the state. HOWEVER, don't get too happy yet. The Virginia Housing Committee did create panel to do a feasibility study on re...
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Buying 2-3 houses for under $10k each - Won't have to borrow against the homes, but will be borrowing for the construction work, and oh my goodness do these houses need some TLC..Looking for suggestions on how best to...
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Hey Everyone,
I'm about a year into real estate investing. I've got a large interest in investing overseas. If anyone has any resources or experience with this I'd love to hear from you and learn. I have a few market...
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I am in the process of acquiring my first investment property(FSBO, no realtors involved). We had the inspection done and we may need to renegotiate the contract based on the inspectors findings(roof & HVAC repai...
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I have held a triplex in Berkeley since 2002. It was the third property I purchased. It has about $2 million equity and a $550K principal balance. It is like a very extended BRRRR. I am finally ready for the refin...
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Economic Update
(Monday, June 14, 2021)
For a period of time between 2018 and the beginning of 2020, the “Real House Price Index” (which calculates inflation in the Housing Sector) was falling, because Americans’ bu...
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Hello bigger pockets getting ready to do a 1031 exchange in corona California. First time ever for us we are selling a commercial building can use any tips or pointers. Also what kind of properties should we be looki...
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As I understand it a bank will loan 80% to the investor directly, and then the seller takes out a 20% loan to finish off the remaining amount the investor couldn't muster up. Is this correct, and if so how would th...