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Hello!I am quite new to the real estate world and find myself in a position where I can live and work (remotely) from anywhere in the USA. I am pre-approved to ~1.2 million but can realistically only put down ~100k. I...
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I have an apartment complex (150 units) in Texas that was offered at great discount from a Seller that was in default. The complex was up for foreclosure today (1st Tuesday -March).
I got offered ...
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The bottom unit of my duplex is a 2BR and both bedrooms are on one circuit breaker. Most of the other breakers are a 20V but this one is a 15V. The tenant says that it keeps flipping and all he has plugged in is a mod...
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Hi guys and gals,
Just an interesting read I ran into. Thought I share...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/should-you-pay-off-your-mortgage-2013-08-14?link=MW_popular
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Hello BP Family, My name is Parker Grissom and I new to BP. First, just a little back ground on me before we dive in. My brother and I lost our Mom to cancer in October of 2014. Our Mom was an amazing person. We could...
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While reading over the local real estate news this morning, I stumbled across a headline that made me do a double-take and drop my spoon into my bowl of delicious honey nut cheerios:Sacramento Not On List Of Best Mark...
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"Why I Borrow for the Terms I Do How I handle the Balloon Payment"I almost always borrow money from private lenders to buy my houses. I borrow at the following terms;$0 Down payment8% InterestInterest Only5 yr TermNon...
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Currently looking into various areas to invest, and all of them, (Vermont, Minneapolis and Milwaukee) all have intense winters. From my experience in buying personal residences, the advice I've heard is NEVER buy in t...
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What do you personally keep in reserve for each one of your single family homes? For my area and the value of my property as it seems prudent to have no less than 1500 in reserves for each property.
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I have had the thought many times that I should jot down how I got where I am and where I am going so I can look back when I need to and see how far I have come to re-energize me to keep going. Almost like a journal,...