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Hi,
I am a new investor trying to figure out if I should focus on investing in apartment properties or commercial real estate (retail prop., strip centers,etc).
Suppose you can make a true 14% cap rate (includes 50% m...
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Hello BP,
Up for consideration is the following:
A SFH priced at $28,000. It is 1200SqFt, 3 BR 1BA that an investor purchased a year ago for $17,000; He/she has done a good amount of work (drywall on one level, fram...
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Here is the Deal!Owner going into foreclosure pay off amount is $43,146.75 on the property (including escrow taxes, back payments, insurance, fees, etc.). This is the pay off amount according to the lender. Her goal i...
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Im the investor thats been reading books, listening to podcasts and constantly searching for deals but has yet to pull the trigger over the last two years. Finances are finally in order and Im ready to make my first p...
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Hello everyone I have been interested in REI for awhile but my wife and I have finally decided to do more than talk about it. We have acquired our first investment property in Holly Springs/Apex and plan on having it...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Community,I'm curious as to what you all think about this deal breakdown.SummaryThis is my first rental property purchase and I am using FHA 203K. It's low money down and it's what I qualified for...
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Two years into investing and now FULLY understand the risk of buying sight unseen foreclosure at auction. Looked good from the outside, but bad from the foundation up. Anyway, this small house is in downtown Phoenix...
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So I have an opportunity to market an area that is in rapid change. The lot value is greater than the home values in cases where the land has enough square footage (about half the lots in the area). So I have a price ...
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I’ve recently been working with a lot of clients from the BP community here in LA and everyone wants to buy a home with an adu or the potential to have an adu. So it’s made me think a lot about the benefits of buying ...
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What do you guys look for in a given area when thinking about rental properties? Do you prefer lower income areas where the housing is cheaper? Higher income areas where the sub divisions are more well kept but housin...