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I am trying to buy my first property however, I do not have a traditional job.I do have enough to purchase my own property. What are my options that I can use to get approved for a mortgage?
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Thought it would be interesting to know if other landlords have any stories in their area that involve landlords getting in big trouble. Here in Cedar Rapids Bob Miell was at one point the largest private landlord in ...
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Does anyone put their own house up for nightly rental, and when it rents, take a quick "staycation" and take profit and reinvest into their long term portfolio? We decided to give it a try, just built a big beautiful...
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Hey BP!Still relatively new to the forums but already so many stories to share, like this one...A friend of mine recently bought a single family home and, in short, was a good deal, overall. However, a large branch (r...
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Good evening,I am analyzing a potential first deal. It's 6plex and seems to have great potential but the listing is missing a lot of key information that I need to run accurate numbers so I'd like to request the T12 a...
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I have an LTR in Pflugerville, TX (outside Austin) with a tenant that stopped paying rent last October with no valid reasons given. My PM has been following "their process" with the lawyers, but the courts continue to...
I have 2 properties in the ISU area (Illinois state) in normal. I have had them for about 10 years and have had the same tenants in them. One of the tenants is falling behind in rent so i will be evicting them. There ...
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Anyone invest in 4-plex, 6-plex in Chicago south suburb? I came across few listings that look good on paper. For example, one 6-plex list for about 80k, and market rent is around $800/month /unit on rentometer.com. De...
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Hello Bigger Pockets members,I have been a member of Bigger Pockets for about six months now and have finally decided to post to the forums. I just recently graduated with my MBA in Finance and thought I would go to b...
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Hi my name is Kirk Zacharda and I am absolutely thrilled to be a new member of this community. I have lived in San Diego area for 25 years and have owned and operated an electrical contracting business for 20. I ha...