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Hey there,Quick question - I'm running into more properties that our investment group can purchase, but the owners are way behind in their payments. Is there a way to get around catching up all of the payments to mak...
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Hi Everyone! My name is Jill Furstenburg and I've lived in Nashville for almost 2 years now. I'm 29 and I'm looking to buy my first home and rental property shortly after. I'm most interested in the buy and hold mo...
Hello BP'ers,I wanted to get some of your opinions on my current situation. I purchased a foreclosure townhome in Alexandria VA in May of last year for $190k ($20k down). It was a fixer upper that I lived in for 6 mon...
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I have no debt, decent income and would be first time home buyer. Would you FHA 5% down? Here are the details. Obviously I did NOT include the 5% down. Any advice would be great. AP - $179K ($179 @5% 30YR)GSI - $27,00...
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Hi all,
I am new here to Bigger Pockets. I have been searching for ways to gain some financial freedom in my life and have recently decided I want to use real estate investing to do so. I have been studying bigger p...
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Hi all. Is it best practice to shop lenders? Any tips/tricks or info around this would be super helpful.My situation:Credit score of 800-805 (depending on company). I want the lowest interest rate, and lowest down pay...
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Hi all,
I am moving down to Louisiana from Canada (Baton Rouge specifically) and would love to connect with some Louisiana investors in the area. Would love to hear your thoughts on the market there! A little about m...
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I will try to make this simple and concise. Im a young female who comes from a sales and customer service background (restaurants 4yrs experience and car sales 1 yr experience). I just turned 20 and recently moved b...
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Hi Folks,
I am interested to hear from anyone that is investing in college towns in general, but preferably, specifically Gainesville Florida. How easy in general is it to rent properties? Do you rent on a 9 month o...
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Hi guys my name is Jeff and I am from the west suburbs of Chicago Illinois. I am new to real estate investing and have been obsessed with listening to podcasts and reading books about various topics. I am just startin...