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As I'm sure many are, we have been taking a long, hard look at our investment plan in the midst of this crisis. Certainly, one thing has not changed, as the Warren Buffett adage goes: The best investment timeline is ...
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Hello everybody, I am a 19 year old college student, who as most of you all, I am looking to better myself during this whole COVID ordeal. I recently picked up How to Create Wealth and Passive Investing, absolutely fa...
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I recently ran across a property that was listed by a broker. It was built in 2019, and it is listed as a .70% cap rate. It is only 43% occupied. They gave the proforma, and if ALL the projections of that proforma ...
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Hey everyone! My first post, I'm so excited to be here! For the last 6 months, I've been educating myself through books (thank you Luke Weber and J. Scott!), podcasts, Youtube, online, forums, even hired a mentor beca...
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Hello Biggerpockets community!My wife and I live in northwest Indiana. We are working towards the purchase of our first investment property. We are currently doing our due diligence on the property. Our strategy is th...
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Just curious why banks can take so long to make a decision on a short sale? What are they waiting for? We have a property under contract that is a short sale. We made the offer on 11/10 and the seller accepted it. It'...
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So I decided to give Sherman Bridge a try on my most recent project. The up front process went well, and I was content with the communication, costs, and process. Closing went smoothly, and my project proceeded.Unfo...
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I have been in the real estate game for 10+ years as an investor/agent/management and have recently been approached to be a partner in developing about 100 acres into a residential neighborhood and starting a developm...
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From a buyers perspective, what are the thoughts and concerns on properties with a flood history? Say flooded one or two times from a tropical storm or hurricane. I’ve got three potential Flood deals in Houston and wo...
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When it comes to building your own models how do you underwrite value add rent increases ie: bringing rents up to market at lease renewal/ bringing down units onlineIt can be done manually when investing on a small sc...