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I’m trying to make a decision on how to get started in buying the first investment deal. I have a $130k paid in full personal home and I’m nervous about putting my home at risk by leveraging it if I have a deal go wro...
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I come across a single family with 4 bedrooms and 2 baths in Baltimore recently. The asking price is less than 70K which comes with a Section 8 tenant who has been living there for 3 going to 4 years for $1600/mth (te...
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I know many of you are in the lending business and I know most of you have good ethical practices. I am hoping that what I am about to post is an exception, however I want to bring this to your attention.
In Januar...
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What are your closing statements/tricks to close on the applicant who you want to apply?
Thanks
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Short sale under contract in February. First BPO done, Bank offered us $220,000 - OUR offer was $128,900. We said no and started laying out the framework that that was an ARV, and home needed a lot of work. Second ...
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So we are looking for some advice...
We've identified our 'farm' and have been studying and getting to know the recent market. Our primary interest is fix-flip (with BRRRR as a VERY acceptable alternate exit strate...
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Today I posted anarticle by Jack Miller on my blog that I thought many at BP would benefit from. You'll learn some ways to take creative real estate to the next level. Remember, every deal needs to have a purpose. ...
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Hey BP Philly!Just wanted to throw this out there and see if it sticks. Let me first say that I personally believe that, despite COVID scares and new working from home guidelines, the city will still remain a popular ...
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Hello everyone! I am very new to real estate investing and very eager to jump in, head first. Most of what I've been hearing is just do it. I also want to make mistakes but not ones that'll cost me big. I don't have a...
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I've heard that you should never buy a property that you cannot afford to pay the entire mortgage(from your W2 job income) if you were the only person living there.
But obviously that must go out the door once you ...