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a newbie here. I'm interested in buying a rental investment property. My brother started his investment 2 years ago and he's doing pretty good. He has recommended to take the equity loan as much as I can from my fi...
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Good morning from Hawaii,I currently have 1 rental property in Birmingham, Al. My last tenant got evicted for not paying rent. After getting the property refurbished, it finally has been posted for rent. However, it's...
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As I was poking around at the relationships between jobs and potential predictors of job losses, I started looking at a mathematical representation of something less quantitative, that we are all familiar with. This s...
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Hi everyone! I'm 26 years old my wife is 29. We have been travel nursing for the last 2 years and have a pretty great cash pile to get started in RE. We were planning on traveling longer, BUT, just found out we're exp...
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Creative financing is like thinking outside the box when it comes to buying or selling a house. It's all about finding alternative ways to structure the deal that works for both the buyer and the seller.
One popula...
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Just a quick update to anyone interested, below is a link to the Houston Association of Realtors' monthly market snapshot. September 2018 saw decreased transaction volume compared to September 2017. Much of this coul...
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So I read the beginners guide, and have been hearing a lot about this 2% rule since I started looking around Bigger pockets, and my question is, is that really true for single family home rentals?
My grandfat...
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My wife and I are excited that we just locked up our first income property in contract! Hopefully everything goes well during inspections and we can close the deal... The property is duplex, 2/1 units in the North Pa...
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Hello,I came across a good deal (I think it is a good deal) from a wholesaler here on BP marketplace. This particular property is a 3bd/1bath single family home that is in moderate condition but would need to be fix u...
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Not real experienced when looking at multi's so this is new ground. So I've been looking through the rent rolls on several properties all in the same town and not too far apart. They are all similar in size and buil...