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Fellow investors: it is so annoying to rehab a cash- or hard-money-purchased rental then have to wait six months before doing a traditional/conventional/conforming/Fannie/Freddie cash-out refi. I know that I could ju...
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Good morning everyone, it's been a year since I last showed up here, looking for advice from investors with proven success records in real estate. I took your advice but was too timid to take the first step and dive ...
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Hey Everybody,My Name is Rich. Im 20 years old from staten island, and have been learning/listening/reading about real estate for a few months now. I was really inspired by the Bigger Pockets Episode 176: how to close...
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Hi guys!Quick question for you:I'm currently looking to buy my first property, which I will "house-hack." I'm currently analyzing a property that is in Northeast Minneapolis, Minnesota, specifically west of 35W. I'...
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Hi all - my name is Brian Armstrong, I am a new real estate investor in the Portland area as the title states. I just wanted to introduce myself and start detailing the steps I am taking to get started.
A brief backg...
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Hi BP'sNew to the site and REI. Really amazed by the useful content in the forum. I have been doing approximately a month research on REI now, including read through the posts/listen to the podcast etc...Now I'm looki...
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Hi everyone, would love to get some advice for BRRR method. I have a property currently that I want to use for the BRRR method. I can take out about $100K to purchase other residential real estate. Property is current...
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Hello All! I just finished book 7th book of the year. I am a little behind but I have been traveling a lot and picking some pretty long books. I might have to get a few shorter ones in so I can hit my goal of 52 books...
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What are you favorite countertops to use for B- rentals? Replacing 30 year old countertops and plan on raising rents. Break even time frame is 18 months.
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I found a potential agent to work with, how do I approach him? We met at a REI group meeting and I got his number. Starbucks maybe ? Pretty stupid question but I’m learning.