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Hello All !My wife and I are looking to start diversifying our portfolio with real estate. I've been on the BP forum and reading lots of books to educate me on this venture. We both have very secure jobs with good in...
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First off, please excuse my ignorance on this matter and thanks in advance.
I have come across a property with a tax lien on it where the owner would like to redeem. He has recently been through a bankruptcy...
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Hi there BiggerPockets world,This is my first post here on BP, I’m a newbie/ wanna be investor. I’m working on educating myself on the real estate investing world. I’m posting this to get some advice from the BP world...
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I currently live in Japan, but am a US citizen and am planning to move back to the United States (Colorado Springs area) after 18+ years living abroad (I also have a thread about buying rental properties as an investm...
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Portland natives, mid-20s, married, no kids or pets. They have been serving in Kosovo and are home for a short break to visit family. They don't have a lot of money and are hoping someone may be willing to donate a co...
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Hello all,I am new to real estate but I found three properties on the MLS over the weekend that I believe would be great for rehabbing; however, I have never done a rehab before. I am not sure what to do next. Should...
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As I'm starting out im realizing all sub 60k houses are in bad neighborhoods where the crime stats are higher and/or significantly higher than usual. With that risk in mind, isn't it easier and safer to invest in 100k...
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Hello all. I have an opportunity to purchase a house from my friend's cousin for the current amount owed on the loan. She currently has ARM finincing, and is about to lose the house because her mortgage is about to ju...
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Hi - so I finally got started here in TX and have a contract on a fixer-upper house. I think its a good deal - but doing the first of everything is so hard for me because I'm not totally sure what I'm doing. I pray ...
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Hello. Can someone please tell me if there is a list of common house hacking start up costs and expenses I should expect?