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I have heard of many investors filing liens on property or on friend’s property in an attempt to fend off legal challenges that would arise from someone identifying this equity. I realize that entities can be used ...
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Hello, All,I'm a relatively new investor in the Chicago area and have come across a great opportunity in which I want to run past fellow BP members. Here is the info: It's a property just about to come out of probate...
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Hello, BP. Newbie from Houston, TX. I wanted to introduce myself here to gain some contacts, potential deals, and knowledge. First, I want to apologize for the generic "dollar sign dude" as my profile avatar. I will r...
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First of all, i will like to introduce myself. My name is Adrien, i'm a french / american, i have dual citizenship. I was born in the US, but lived in France my entire life. I left everything to try out America, but ...
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Hi follow Dallas investors, my name is Ray, I'm an out-of-state investor from California, and I'm considering using my IRA funds to flip and sell houses in the Dallas area. I'm looking for an investor who has done the...
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Hi all, first-time [future] house hacker. My wife and I are moving back to Philly and have found a duplex we're interested in, both units being 2 bed/1 bath at roughly 750 SF.I used the BP Rental Property Calculator,...
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My mom is retired, epileptic, and is very nervous about the money drying up. She is unable to be hands on whatsoever, and just wants something safe that will produce an income stream. What are her safest and best opti...
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When borrowing a smaller amount from family, say 25k, for a downpayment, is it at all common to do a 30-year ammortizing loan? If so, what rate? Is 7.5% 30 year ammortizing reasonable? I want it to be attractive to th...
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Hi, I am curious what has worked for most you investors for find properties off market that possibly are 70-80% of the ARV? Has anyone had luck with the following or used a different method? Which have you had the b...
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I'm looking to potentially acquire some properties there.I don't have any colleget properties in my portfolio yet.I'm curious of your experience. A few questions:1) what challenges have you experienced?2) how well wo...