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I'm a 26 year old married man with 2 children wanting to start real estate investing. I have great credit and I'm prior military (meaning great VA home loan options and/or USAA home loan options). However, my wife is ...
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Have you ever invested in an area that went bad? Major employers leaving town, big layoffs, etc.What happened to your rental properties? How did you react? Were you able to stay profitable? What is your advice to some...
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Hey BP,
My first post ever!
So I am saving up to buy my first property and have the goal of eventually quitting my day job. However, the biggest plus to my day job is the medical benefits.
I was wondering how expe...
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We have two properties that we currently rent out. We acquired both through use of the VA loan. We house hacked the first for a year, and it currently rents for a great price and creates decent cash flow(rent = $1100 ...
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Passed the Real Estate Licensing exam yesterday!! I would like to reflect on some of the things I feel benefitted me as an investor taking the class and getting my license. I am aware that this is often a debatable to...
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Hello everyone,I'm 21 years old and have been serving on active duty as a US Marine for the past 3 years and plan on attending college at Arizona State to begin the pursuit of my MBA in 2 years immediately after I fin...
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I'm currently screening prospective tenants for my property. One application has a 613 credit score , receives $3700 as a disability income from the Department of Veterans Affairs as an ex Navy. I asked him about the...
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Hello BP Fam,
I am active duty Air Force and will be moving to the Fort Walton area of Florida. The VA loan is a pain to use sometimes due to the seller usually moving on to the next offer as soon as they see the VA ...
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Hey BP!wanted to gauge advice on a property I’d like to purchase as my first with the VA LoanPrice: 330,000 PITI: $2,167/moProperty in Cheyenne Wyoming. This is a 4/2 with a large fenced in backyard with a 2 car garag...
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Hey Everyone! I found a great deal in my local area, pre listing of someone that is moving in a week. They are selling the home for 100k but I firmly belive the property will appraise for 150k or more of that creating...