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I roughly have about 150k-175k in equity on my duplex that I owner occupy. I have talked to a few loan agents and can't make sense of how an equity loan would help. My initial duplex loan would go up (because they wou...
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Hello I’m a new to the world of real estate investments and am looking for some advice before I make my first buy. I’m not sure wether a VA loan or a conventional loan is the way to fund my first property. I would lik...
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Hey I'm Jaden Griggs and I'm in the Air Force! I'm currently in tech school but I'll be going to Germany for 3 years in a few months. My goal is to generate $10k passive income a month in real estate within these 4 ye...
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Can some of you investors in extremely competitive and expensive markets help me understand how you are valuing a deal when cash flow is so low? I'm looking at 2 different duplex properties, one in NY, and one in CT....
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Hi everyone! I just wanted to share one of my learning experiences from purchasing my first 3 family househack in Leominster, Massachusetts back in December of 2021. I purchased my property that was built well before ...
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Hi everyone! I've been perusing the BP site and listening to tons of podcasts for a few months now and it's finally time to get going. I live with my wife and six-year-old son in Washington, DC. I'm a systems engineer...
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"The Airbnb Collapse I Real, Revenues are down nearly 50% in cities like Phoenix and Austin. Watch out for a wave of forced Selling from AirBnb Owners later this year in areas hit hardest by the revenue collapse.”
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The newbie is me and I want to do three things in next twelve months and the first two are related.
I love my neighborhood, but meh about the house. It is halfway paid off and my wife and I would like to move for a m...
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Hi everyone! Newbie here to the real estate investing world, but really eager to get my feet wet.
I currently live in San Jose, but am deciding to move to a cheaper location where I can get my first property. As much...
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I am closing on a property I just bought in 2 weeks. It is a old SF that was converted into a dumpy duplex and I will turn it back into a single. I believe that is where the money is in this area. Its was REO and I p...