Hi, my name's Seth, I'm new to BP and a real estate investing virgin. I'm considering trying my hand at investing in rental properties in Chicago. Looking at hypothetical investment properties on Zillow.com (just to s...
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All,Learning about the Colorado Housing and Finance Authority (CHFA) Multifamily loan programs, curious if any of you have had success. I have steered away from CHFA for down payment assistance (DPA) as I understand t...
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Which would be the more cost effective account in order to withdraw the most amount of money and be taxed the least for real estate withdrawals? Would it be a Roth IRA or individual brokerage account?
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With there being numerous ways for investors to purchase a property, it's important to know some of the some of the more common financing options and their pros and cons. As always when considering which option to go ...
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How can I calculate exactly what I should purchase a piece of land for?
As a new investor, I have been debating getting my RE license to help learn the business. I've read several posts on the forums and see this is a very hot topic on whether or not to do it but I have been finding more ...
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My boss at work is considering buying empty lots and having a foundation poured for a house/building then reselling as is. I am brand new to REI so I do not know if this sounds like a good idea or not. Helping him wit...
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Has anyone worked with DoHardMoney? I'm a newbie looking to finance my first deal. Any feedback is welcomed. Thank you!
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I have access to a lot of pre foreclosure home owners and have been thinking about contacting them but my real estate investor friends say it's too complicated and very strict law. is that true?
I thought that as lo...
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So I'm signing papers to close the deal, we have the inspection done, earnest money of 1k, and the latest an appraisal.
So the appraisal shows a neighboring home that was sold last month, almost identical, that sold ...