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Hello folks, I'm new to the forums and thank you in advance for your thoughts. My spouse and I purchased a home in Nov 2023 (that we will move into in about 1.5 years), that has an additional 2 bedroom apartment and 1...
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Ive read a few things about onlying being able to cash out refinance 75% or the purchase +closing costs, whichever is lower. I plan to purchase a distressed property amd do the renovations with my heloc. Once I'm fini...
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Hi everyone,So I've been interested in the possibility of constructing a shipping container multifamily home.But Why??? So what I have gathered from the Internet. Shipping containers are inexpensive and durable buildi...
Hello Investors - fixing and flipping (haven't done this in a few years) and looking for recommendatios on where to buy kitchen cabinets, appliances, bathroom tub enclosures, etc. in the Phila area.
This was one of...
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I have a motivated seller that wants to sell his tenant occupied home. I have a bit of a problem. I spoke with the seller and got information about the house that is different from what I found in public records. The...
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Hello!
My wife, Elsa, and I grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago, but we currently live in British Columbia, Canada. We’re excited to begin our real estate investment journey in 2025!
In the near future, we’ll ...
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Just thought I would provide an account of my journey since I started investing in US property market in 2011 and more recently Detroit. Perhaps this can provide some inspiration/feedback for any wannabe foreign inves...
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I am a BRRRR guy- I have 27 rentals and counting. About 20 of them are financed through local commercial banks. Several years ago I called 30+ banks in Ohio to find 3 lenders who did my first 20 deals on a commercial...
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Everyone thinks they know the best places to invest, Ca, the south east, Cincinnati, your back yard...But, there is NO city that I hear more contention on than the city of Chicago. The third coast has ample opportunit...
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This question has been asked so many times that I have decided to write up a crash course in analyzing financial statements. You don't need to be a financial wiz to invest in real estate, but you really need to under...