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We recently bought our first Duplex for $90k about 8 months ago in Columbia, SC. We purchased through an older woman who was renting it out for about 30% less than market value on month-to-month leases. Since we bough...
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Hello everyone! First post here on BP.
To quickly summarize, my wife and I are in our mid-20s and about 9 months ago bought our first home in Fort Worth, Texas. We've spent about 15k on renovations and have absolutel...
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What are your successes, failures, and aha moments? What are your goals for 2025?
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Hi BP community,
I am an aspiring investor who has tried to jump into the REI game a few times this past year but still no property, and truthfully, confused as to what the best strategy would be for me. I know this ...
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Hi BP! My wife and I are looking for some advice from the real estate community! My apologies if this is not the right place to ask (this is my first post). I'll start with our goal, which is to free up or access abou...
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How does earnest money deposits works? As I was reading, I saw that when dealing with new buyers many wholesalers had made the buyers pay an earnest money deposit. Is this a recommended practice? Why? How much do I as...
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Hi all.I need some advice on refinancing a rental property.I'm going to be purchasing some buy'n'hold properties very soon. Due to my limited capital I'll need to use hard money to purchase and fix said properties for...
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Hello,There is a SFR on the market (1200 sqft, 3b/2ba). Sale price is $78K but the seller wants to finance the deal, requiring 5% down and $850/month for 20 years. This translates into $204K over the life, in additi...
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My wife and I used cash to buy our first property. We have completed the rehab and have the property leased for 3 years at 1,100/month. House is worth $100,000 and we have $49,000 invested. I have called 7 to 8 banks ...
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Quick Background: I started investing and learning about real estate two years ago. Since then I bought a 3/2 that is cash flowing nicely and purchased my own home with three roommates covering the mortgage for me....