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Hi bigger pockets! I am a new investor putting a lot of offers and I got two excepted.
The contractor is charging 350 dollars for him to quote a price.
Is that normal?
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For Investors with a significant number of SFH, do you still buy Home Insurance or do you set aside money to self-insure? Most of my properties have loans on them, so I need to keep insurance but as I pay them off, it...
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I’m in Seattle and I’m looking for refinance my first rental. What is the time line I would be expecting for a refinance in Feb 2021? CheersDave
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What was your personal experience and how did you deal with them in a lawful manner?
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Hi all,I have a decent amount of money saved in my retirement. I am looking to finance my first owner occupied house. I will get settled in it and immediately pursue other opportunities while I house-hack. My question...
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I am 22 years old and a recent college graduate with a finance undergraduate degree. Throughout college, I increasingly began to have a great passion for real estate investing along with pretty much anything real est...
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Some deals are better than others. And some deals sting for a long time afterwards. Although I learn something on just about every single deal we do, usually the ‘stings’ come with a lot of education, so I’m here to p...
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I've recently had my accountant do my 2008 income taxes and I was surprised that he informed me that I could not take deductions for my real estate investment training that I purchased in 2008. A big one was the Rich...
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We are about to buy a lot to build on a 6-bedroom house with a pool in a gated upscale golf and waterpark community. We plan to have a management company manage it for 20%. Other similar 6-bedroom houses in that commu...
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I've sent out my first letters from recent driving around I've done.15 in total.The more I listen to the podcasts and read on the site I realize that number is really low.My question is where is the best place to g...