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Hi all, to start I'll start to say that I'm new here, and very new to real estate in general. So go figure I have an issue with my first tenant, in my first rental property ever. I'm in Okaloosa county Florida. Here...
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Hey guys just joined the site, love it! Was wondering if you would suggest buying a house for yourself first vs renting Or buying a rental property first? If buying a home for yourself first would the bank let you bu...
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This question is for you older investors out there. Would you have done things differently if you were to start over? Is trading 5-6 years of a JOB worth giving up the dream house? Have you gotten more value throug...
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Hi everyone!I have been debating creating an LLC or conducting business as a sole prop with DBA (doing business as). Currently, I do not have any properties. However, I plan to purchase my first rental property in t...
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Hello everyone, I've just recently got into real estate investing. I have been mostly doing research on different areas to invest in and educating myself.I currently own two properties in NYC and became a landlord by ...
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Recent rent control laws in California, New York, and another states reflect challenging times for real estate investors. Efforts to protect low-income residents in fast growing cities have led to the passage of a raf...
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Hello all,
I am looking for the NNN property in Houston area. I am totally newbie.
1. What will be the mortgage rate and term for the NNN loan? For example, Starbucks or some new strong long term tenants.2. In you a...
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I've heard that Illinois is a tenant friendly state. As an investor, does this push you towards doing more short-term investments in Chicago? What do you do to protect yourself?
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Howdy Bigger Pockets family,I just want to post a link to this New Yorker article describing the difficulties suffered by residents from predatory investment firms some hedge funds, and smaller investors perhaps.I won...
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As stated in biggerpockets Real Estate glossarry,
Assumable Loan - A loan in which the lender is willing to “transfer†from the previous owner of the home to the new owner, sometimes at the same interest rat...