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I am new, have not bought my first property yet, but I have been a "businessman" for 20 years. I have a higher than average tolerance for risk, so long as it is "calculated" risk. For the sake of this question, assume...
Help me with a dilemma BP...I live in Oakland California where the market is the highest its ever been and I want to get started in REI. I have come up with 2 options and need some advice as to which one is smarter.Op...
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Hey I am Newbie, and I just read this article. Wanted some more expert opinions on this article and FHA loans and people buying homes with poor credit and low income in today’s hot market. What do you all think?
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If I’ve never had vacancy does that mean I’m not charging enough for rent? How do you figure out the most you can charge? Just list it high and if you didn’t get a qualified tenant to lease to then you lost that mon...
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I live in Denver and 3-4 bd homes cost from $380-550. For my first property that I would like to house hack, I am looking to purchase a move-in ready home for $480 and rent out 3 out of 4 bd rooms. I’m expecting a tot...
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Hi Everyone,
So after countless hours of listening to podcasts, surfing these forums learning from you all, and reading tons of articles/books I am super pumped to finally be closing on my first property in abou...
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Hello BP Investors,First, Hope every one is doing good and staying safe and following social distancing and all CDC guidelines. While we are going through this worldwide COVID-19 pandemic attack, lots of things going ...
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I finally got a chance to see inside the multi-family that I am purchasing in the DFW area. What I thought were 5 one bedroom units are actually 5 three bedroom units (around 900 sq. feet each) with one fairly lar...
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Ill start by saying I have 0 deals completed.
Anyway I don't even know how but I'm guessing through word of mouth through a family member a couple in their late 40s contacted me and asked if Id like to buy th...
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Has anyone tried to get mortgages for longer than 30 years? I am thinking if I could try to get a 40-50 year mortgage I could get more cash flow out of the properties in the short term. Are there any companies that wi...