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Hi,My wife and I are recently married and I sold my house to move into her house. We now find ourselves in the fortunate position of having $250,000 in cash to invest. The stock market seems to be over priced and we...
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Long story short (details to come if need be). I had a sudden need to move 80 miles away. Right off the bat I lucked out and found a house that was very close to my ideal home, and the seller wants to do seller fin...
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I'm investing in a duplex in Squirrel hill, Pittsburgh, PAOffer price 253kdownpayment 25% = 63.25kMortgage Rate 5% ARM loan with 7/1Current Rent, fully occupied 2125 / monthVacancy Rate 6%Operating Costs 10%Property M...
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A few months ago I put in a offer on a house. At that time I offered higher than the asking price (cash) and contingent on inspection. Three days later I heard back the the bank rejected our offer and accepted one for...
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Don't expect metro Phoenix housing market crash due to COVID-19
That's the headline in this morning's Arizona Republic from real estate reporter Catherine Reagor.
As she says, "Metro Phoenix fares better in econom...
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Hey everyone, long time listener, poster and reader - first time investor. I have been in the analysis paralysis state for a solid year. I get super close to making a move and back off when it's time to put pencil to ...
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All,
I have owned a single-family home in West Virginia for 11 years, and have operated it as a rental for most of that time. I decided to get rid of it year and finally got it locked up under contract with a...
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I want to bounce my situation off of any of you in the BP community that are willing to read it and give an opinion. I became interested in REI two years ago this month, when I found BP and read Rich Dad. Over the fir...
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As both an investor and a broker, I’ve worked with a variety of lenders, and while many are solid, some have issues—whether it’s delayed closings, surprise fees, or poor communication.
I’m curious to hear from the co...
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I’m curious to hear what everyone is doing to navigate this market with high interest ratesInvestors, agents, buyers/sellers and lenders what are you doing to close deals? Are you having to get creative? The Fed is pl...