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After months of not finding anything I want to buy as my 1st rental, I found 2 that I would like to buy (I can only afford one). Both are in the neighborhood I live in- great schools, safe place, quiet, middle to uppe...
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Not sure if all out there are familiar with this, but J Scott suggested a great idea for finding better than standard contractors by going to your local Home Depot at opening and talking to the contractors that are th...
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Hi BP- buying my 3rd multi-unit property.
I’m putting a contract on a 4plex
I’d like to understand which financing option is better:Option 1 - Residential loan- 7.99%, 30 yrs, 25% down. 3 points at closing plus ...
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There is a property that I am interested in in SF Cole Valley area. Here is a link to the property: https://www.zillow.com/homedet...This has 6 unit large apartments and 3 commercial properties on the ground floor. ...
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Well I started buying properties 3 years ago or so and now I am up to 12 houses. When I first started investing I planned to buy and hold forever and live off the cash flow. Now I own most of my properties free and cl...
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Hello, I'd like to get some advice on if I should consider getting started into an early real estate investment, and if so, how would you recommend I go about doing this? I have 5k available, 20 years old, making 30k/...
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1900's house.. Hardwood floors throughout.. Problem is when they installed ductwork for furnace they cut up the floors. They also cut a section in the entry.. Should we refinish the hardwoods as is? Trying to patch an...
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Lets say you aquire an inherited property that’s paid off. It rents for $3300 a month but with taxes, insurance, HOA, PM, maintenance and vacancy % expenses, it only cash flows $1950. Sounds great but it’s worth 600k-...
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I have had mixed answers on this so my question is. Do you set up an appointment early and then go to house and after walking through present your offer or Make offer over the phone?
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We have a 16-unit multi-family in Central Connecticut under contract for just north of $500K and would like recommendations for obtaining a commercial mortgage. Should we shop the loan ourselves to portfolio lenders, ...