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I purchased a duple thats is fixer upper! I be got to pay my mother 550 a/month for 5 years or 38000! I want to purchase other property ASAP. My stepmom told me I can give her $20,000 once I refinance the duplex and w...
All,I'm new to the forum and have been doing lots of reading and talking with friends/coworkers that have already begun their real estate investments. I'm looking to do the same within the next year. I'm 23 and make...
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Dear BP members,My wife and I are getting serious about buying our first investment property(s) (one being a personal residence) here in the Atlanta/Decatur area. We are looking for either one distressed multifamily ...
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I have recently been learning about infinite banking via whole life insurance loan. Is it a great place to start to get funding for my first deal? Any things I need to watch out for or words of advice for that method?
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I just purchased a 1st trust deed in CA for the 1st time where the borrower had already gone MIA from the start to where his phone number was no longer in service and there was no way to contact him other than an addr...
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I have a new flip that I am working on and my issue is that the kitchen cabinets are a maple color but in really good condition. I am torn on painting the cabinets white, replacing the cabinets with newer trendy white...
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Hello! I'm pretty new to both real estate investing and BiggerPockets, so please forgive me if this has been asked before.I recently read The House Hacking Strategy by Craig Curelop and believe that this may be a grea...
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OK - I do not understand.
I click "follow" then a window pops up saying so you want to follow and add as a colleague....
Is there an option for colleague and not to follow?
The pop-up window had more than I could v...
Hello!Recently purchased multi-family and was told by the inspector that the landing structure at the steps isn't attached well to the house and it must be properly secured to the structure to prevent collapse. Not su...
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While you're busy learning about real estate, finding deals, and making things happen, what are your friends doing?
Are they "rat racers" like a lot of my friends are? How does it make you fee...