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Hi. I'm new to BP forum. I have some questions if someone can help. We have our primary residence purchased with Va loan. We are thinking to buy our first investment property and trying to figure out the best option ...
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I have been using Thumbtack to find various professional for hire. Thumbtack is similar to Angies List and Home Advisor. I placed an ad for a HVAC technician. I offered $250 for installation on each AC unit stating th...
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Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and new to real estate house flipping. My friends and I (one is an broker, another is an engineer/construction) are starting a real estate investment company. We want to set up a fun...
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I wrote an offer on a property in Richardson, TX today. It's an REO, but the bank is taking all offers. Mine is the first written contract they have received. I offered about 65% of a very conservative ARV - rehab. Th...
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I'm looking at purchasing a fourplex with the following numbers:Asking: $225,000 (my research indicates he was asking $215,000 for the last two years)Property Tax: $3560 ( non homestead)----Built: 1977Heating: wat...
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I wanted to share my personal success story with BP to fully encapsulate my experiences and hopefully motivate others that were in my position when I first started looking into real estate investing four years ago -- ...
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I purchased a single family home good quality location in Chicago’s Northwest Suburbs in Cook County as a personal residence. At the time of purchase, I knew I might not want to stay indefinitely and at some point to...
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I've had a problematic tenant who I inherited when I purchased a investment property in October. In the last few months she became late, but always caught up with rent, in June she missed a payment completely and the ...