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I am a seasoned investor (15 years and over 60 SFH) in Northern Illinois. I have a property next to one of the local High Schools that is being taken for some school expansion projects. They have given me a good ...
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After owning a bunch of rental properties, I realized that for Single Family Homes, your real vacancy factor is not necessarily 10%. Why? If you have a mortgage on the house, logically then, if it becomes vacant, y...
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I would love to hear from the BP community what they believe are best practices of being a landlord? We are in the process of updating our documentation and procedures, and I want to make sure we are not missing anyth...
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My wife and I are in the beginning stages of starting our wholesale real estate business. We're really excited for the opportunity to work together as a team and the freedom this type of work will seemingly provide f...
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I'm about to purchase my first distressed note on a property near Chicago for a whopping 1.98% of UPD it'll cost $977 or so. Original loan value was for $52,000 the property is worth $35,000 after doing some research....
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Aloha BP. Seeking some advice.. I'm trying to get creative with a seller on a deal. It's a 2/1 + a full unpermitted bath in garage. Owner inherited the home from his brother that passed away. He wants $260k cash. He ...
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I'm located in Northern California with in a hour of both the Carr fire and Camp fire. Both really divesting and pretty tough on the local communities. Me being a newbie and what I have seen is some interesting tren...
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I am looking at single family homes for buy and hold. In reading the forums it seems the higher cash on cash returns come from smaller houses in bad neighborhoods, at least on paper. It seems to me that those type of ...
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I have some duplex units with no laundry and thinking of putting in coin operated machines. Assuming in a duplex 4 adults and 2 kids what kind of monthly income should I expect?
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How do Chapter 13 or Chapter 7 effect a note you have purchased or about to purchase? What are the opportunities and procedures necessary to take advantage?Thanks in Advance