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Hey everyone, my name is Eric and I'm a new investor in the Cleveland area. I've been a member of a local REI club and finally decided to take the plunge this year!
I bought a house in Cleveland recently and ...
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I went and saw a house in Oakland, CA today. I had found this lead via my direct mail campaign (absentee owners). The gentleman I was dealing with had inherited this house from his aunt about 3 1/2 to 4 years ago. It ...
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My wife and I are about to close on our first investment property. We are doing a house hack and want to remodel the side we are not living in at first from floor up. The tenant that is living there is on a month to m...
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Hi all! I posted in another forum but wanted to double up to ensure I can get some feedback. I recently purchased a duplex in PA. We decided to give a 30 day notice to one of the residents as we’d like to renovate the...
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My home is financed at 185k I have about 48k in other debt that we Really want to get off our backs (our debt payments are great than our mortgage payment!) and our house would sell for 300k. Should I sell and after a...
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Hi BP! So I am looking to purchase my first investment property in the next few months. I am planning to live in it for 1-2 years while in grad school, and then plan on renting it out. I'm trying to get creative with ...
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I have been reading the BP blog/forums and listening to the podcast almost daily. I've read business books but I have yet to find a resource that will go over the steps of real estate investing. I have had a hard time...
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Hi All. Good news we are finishing up my second project in Baltimore on E Lorraine closer to John Hopkins. Bad news is we went over budget. First the house was not rehabbed in 30 plus years and my contractor/property ...
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Would you buy a property that has no lead certs on file that is near the top of your budget, so there's no room to get the property de-leaded?How big of deal is it to you if the property has not been de-leaded? Specif...
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Hi everyone!Yay!! My first post here on Bigger Pockets. I'm a new member located in the Bay Area of Northern California who is just starting his journey towards financial freedom. Right now I'm in the process of re-ev...