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Hey guys! Just learned about BP from the ChoosFI crowd and am super excited to dig into this. My wife will be active duty AF in 2020 and we will potentially be living in the Chesapeake/Norfolk, VA area. We'd like to u...
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I always find it interesting how I come into these forums and I talk to people in everyday life and they all say the same thing. "How do I get from where I am now, to where I want to be in life?". Often referring to f...
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This is a long story that just happened yesterday. And I really hope somebody can advise me what to do here.
Yesterday, I was interested with a 2-bed room condo, and I called the listing agent to see if I can take a ...
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What are the downfalls of this as from what I know would be greater than the benefits? I know it can be done successfully and has by experienced investors? If the deal is a strong one, does that matter even if investo...
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Hello. My name is Mike and I am brand new to to investing in real estate. It has always seemed like a no brainer to me to have tenants paying your mortgage/making you some money but it seems like nobody wants to get i...
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Looking to purchase my first duplex. I want to do HELOC with my house to purchase the rental. Then refinance in a year to pay the loan off. My mortgage company and my mortgage broker said it would be better to do a ca...
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After looking at several SFH, I have yet to find one to purchase for a rental that would be profitable in my area. As a result, I expanded my search to my hometown which is about an hour away and have found a 7 unit m...
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I'm new to REI but my professional training is in epidemiology and I'm happy to add value by discussing the outbreak. Obviously, we can't know what the future holds but there are some pretty standard principles in pla...
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I'm not sure if this is the place to ask but I need advice, help, guidance. If you can give me any advice or direct me where I can go for guidance it would be greatly apprieciated. I come from a very poor family and ...
Found a house not far from me with papers taped to all the windows. I stopped and snooped around. I'd love to buy it. Talked to the neighbor. He said the owner died 5 years ago and it's sat empty ever since. He also m...