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Hello BiggerPockets,I don't mean this as a hypothetical or click-bait question. I am within a few years of retirement and looking to diversify my stock heavy portfolio. I am in the process of moving ~$100,000 into a...
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I have a great tenant , 23 year old guy . Just texted me telling me he wont have the rent on time . He has a car payment and rent and doesnt have enough for both . I have to believe his excuse . He is in the Coast ...
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I closed on my first rental property last month and I have one issue that everyone said would be an easy repair but I am having an issue finding a contractor/company to fix this hardwood floor issue. I am locating in ...
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I'm a new member and would really appreciate everyone's feedback. I purchased a condo in 2010 for $155k. The property was a foreclosure. In 2005, the original owner purchased the condo for $305k, but foreclosed on th...
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Just had breakfast with an old friend (high school) who has 13 houses, bare commercial land and back taxes.
He is negative cash flow but always borrowed his way out of jams with his equity.
He is foreclosure close ...
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I'm furious... we're in escrow (B of A REO property). We agreed to allow seller to select escrow/title services. We are having SERIOUS escrow problems. The escrow officer has NEVER returned a phone call or email an...
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Hello BP community. I’m at the point where I’m really want to take action on getting my first investment property.We have quite a bit of equity in our residential property so we were thinking about refinancing and usi...
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I need advice. We’re thinking about three 3 options currently and we’re currently renting for 1900 a month. The long term goal is to build financial freedom. We have no kids at the moment but we might try in the next ...
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So with interest rates sure to rise and inflation well on the way, what’s your strategy? Pay down loans? Save up for the next drop? Just curious.
Personally I’ve tried to lock in interest rates as much as possibly a...
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What would you say is the best place to find extremely motivated seller leads not in the MLS? I am talking about sellers who are very motivated to sell like now and for a discount. Many would say vacant house leads or...