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Good Morning Biggerpockets!
I am fairly experienced in residential multifamily investing, done a few flips, own 10 rentals, 4 buildings. Recently through networking I was offered a off market 15 unit strip mall that ...
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To all flippers, wholesalers, fixer-upper in particular and investors in general. As I finally started my RE investment journey (BRRRR), I quickly stumbled upon to this very issue: how to quickly estimate repair cost ...
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Hello,
I am looking to close on my first property and I just got the paperwork to sign from the lender & the closing costs are about 10% of purchase price(not loan amount).
I know typically the closing costs a...
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I understand the concept behind purchasing homes for investment purposes, ie the 70% rule etc.
When the goal is profit the margins need to be a certain amount to ensure that profit, I get all that.
However, when it ...
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Hi BPers:I am a New Jersey real estate investor. My experience is in the office space, but I am now looking at multi-family properties. Should I expect the acquisition price per SF to decline as the building's size in...
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Just start to rehabbing and would like to know what is the most effective way to secure a vacant property in rehabbing stage. I read about the topics online and it seems that Dog, CCTV, light are useful. Without Wifi,...
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I recently heard about VantageScoring and did some research. Thought I'd share what I found here with all of you.
What's Your VantageScore?
Since the 1970’s credit bureaus have used FICO scoring as the main model...
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Does anyone have suggestions as to which self-directed IRA to use for real estate transactions? I am looking to convert a old 401(k) account that has sat idle for some time into a self directed IRA to do short term (1...
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HI BP Community - I have contracted a house for my first flip in Arlington, TX. I got it from a larger wholesaler and the margins are thin, so to get the best return, it needs to be “nice” - have a little bit of that...
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Hello fellow investors,I'm about a year and half into investing and have the possible opportunity to acquire owner financing on a very dilapidated 4 bed/3 bath pool house. The owner owes about 167K on the mortgage and...