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Hi, I am a young newbie looking to generate passive income through real estate investing. I've been reading some books on this topic, but I am having trouble making the next step. I live in New York, and the market is...
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Hello Everyone,I've been widening my search for real estate up to a 2.5 hour radius from my home town. The town that I found is in rural PA and it looks like there are a couple multi family homes that are being sold ...
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Earlier this year, I flew over to Utah and met up with @Andy M. who I had originally met at the BP conference WAAAY back when. We hung out for a few days, did some skiing and talked shop. On my last day there, he aske...
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How do you fund your deals for buying and holding? What is the best way to find private lenders, and do private lenders generally to long term loans?
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I found a tenant for my single family home and everything was going smoothly. Once the lease was signed, there were a lot of problems that arose. I did not accept security deposit or first months rent and told the te...
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Hello,
I had a quick question. I live in Birmingham Al. I was wondering if anyone from this area can tell me the consequences of not pulling permits for items like roofing, electrical, plumbing etc. I just bought a ho...
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So after doing my homework, placing ads,etc, I finally got a call from a lady in foreclosure. I have the comps at 230-250, she says she needs 160 to get out of the mortgage, and wants some cash to start over. She says...
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I am in the process of investing in out of state properties. doing my research on the forum 3 things are key. (1) a good PM and (2) a good trustworthy realtor and (3) a good RE attorney.
(1) and (3) are doabl...
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When I convert my primary residence (single family home) to a rental property, am I also required to refinance my mortgage to that of an investment property?
Thanks !
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I have to replace 32 windows in 2 duplexes. I'm wondering whether to go with vinyl vs. aluminum, etc. I'm thinking I should get the double panes for the insulation (hot in Florida), but only the single hung (tenants d...