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I'm a married 47 year old from Phoenix who is looking to purchase a rental property for a couple of reasons. I'd like to get some tax relief and at the same time do some additional investing for retirement.
My wife a...
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After reading/researching/taking it all in with investing, I'm finally at a point where I believe I know what I'm going to do.
After reading up on John Alexander and the " Inverse Purchase System" I decided it woul...
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Hi,
These are my numbers, I'm new so I want to get opinions from others who are more experienced:
Duplex / FHA 3.5% down (12,775)
Purchase Price: $365,000
Gross monthly rent: $2700
Total Monthly Payment: $2400
50% ...
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My husband and I have been house hunting and are about to submit an offer on a house in Bothell.The sellers would like to stay past closing and rent until they find a house. Our agent says this is common. BUT we recei...
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New to real estate, would like to buy rental property in the next year or two. I keep reading that I should be buying property at a discount. Why would anyone be willing to sell me a house at less than what it's wor...
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Hi all,
I wanted to make a post to ask about doing an FHA owner-occupancy strategy on a duplex that already has tenets - How does this work? In terms of lease agreements you can tell the tenet to leave and at what p...
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Do Bandit signs still work? Looking for mobile homes for wholesale. Use bandit signs or contact outer state owners directly? The mls is not working,to much competition because of low inventory I assume. ...
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Hello BP Community!
I've been reading a lot here, and I know there are some people who are self-employed here; however, I am curious about how funding has worked for those who are self-employed with one or ...
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Hi all looking at a 8 plex . I have not yet contracted. Though i expect to contract for $255,000 Details follow.
8 plex renovated in 2006 and 2007: new roof, all apartments new carpet, painted, new windows, new li...
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Hey Everyone,
I have been sitting around for WAY too long waiting to get into the game and decided that multi family properties that give me cashflow right now are a solid bet. I stumbled across a 6 unit property it...