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BP!I need some help.Today my girlfriend and I were having a debate on buying a property using leverage through a loan or buying a property outright in cash. I know that leverage is can be a good thing for investors if...
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Let me start by qualifying the title of this post with a couple statements. First, I’m not talking about your neighborhood specifically, although given a long enough period the title is likely to be very close to app...
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Hey everyone,
I recently decided I’m going to build a fourplex to owner occupy. I would potentially walk into this deal at 0 down for a $500,000 fourplex.
I have one SFR rental, and was just curious, what happens t...
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Just wondering ...I had a recent bad experience with a plumber that somehow convinced me that the 50% upfront and 50% at end was on the up and up.
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Hi everyone, I’m still relatively new to Bigger Pockets, and I had a recent colleague request ask that I post this to help others out. The question is, how did I go about purchasing ten houses in 2.5 years. I wish t...
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Just looking for a little clarification on possible ways to use private money to purchase property. I am not looking for partners, I want to own 100% of the property.
Lets say I have 5 people committed to loan me ...
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Many people involuntarily find themselves involved with real estate investing. They stumble around making all kinds of mistakes as they are looking for guidance or training to help them along their path to wealth. Som...