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I found a duplex that is FSBO for $300K. It's been on market for about 180 days. I'm considering reaching out to the owner for a seller finance deal. Any recommendations on how I should structure the seller finance...
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Say you take your typical 3 br medium sized house that would typically rent for about $1500 and because of room conversion (like converting the living room/dining room/rec room/laundry room/den/etc) you now have a 6 b...
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Hi Everyone! I'm new to Bigger Pockets and my goal in 2021 is get started with acquiring my first rental property. It’ll be a SFH with a MIL unit or ADU where I can house hack and use the collected rent to pay down my...
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I am curious to know everyone's ideas on what they find to be most effective in the text of their mailings.
What do you actually write on your letter/postcard that you think motivates the seller to call you. Or does ...
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I'm sure someone has asked this question before but I can't seem to find an answer. I often read this scenario on BP or other real estate posts about buying/financing rental homes. The assumption is if a person has...
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Can you utilize a 1031 (LKE) to avoid taxes on a flip if the home is in owned personally? Or does the home have to be owned by a company to take advantage of the a 1031?
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Selling that first property was a defining moment in my real estate investment journey. It was a significant milestone and ignited a newfound confidence in my abilities as an investor. Let me tell you, there's nothing...
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Hi, newbie here. One of the things I’m uncertain about is whether or not I should pay off personal debts before making investments. For example, in about 1 year both my car loan and student loan will be paid off. Woul...
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What's up guys,I just finished building a permitted ADU (accessory dwelling unit) on my sfh. Converted my garage into a 488 sq ft 1cbed 1 bath apartment. final cost with permits was about 37k. I built most of it with ...
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Value-add investors getting busted for fudging the numbers.https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-pursues-one-of-the-biggest-mortgage-fraud-probes-since-the-financial-crisis-1534357872