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I want to give you one of my hacks that will help you beat out the competition and close on a deal sometimes for even less than your competition.
There is a section you can add to a contract called Escrow holdback. ...
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Hey all,
I am from San Diego and looking for my first investment via House hacking. Looking to start with a FHA loan and 3-5% down.
I have looked at different properties, from condos to duplexes about the ROI when ...
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Hello BP! I have the opportunity to purchase a mixed-use building in my local town for 80k. It has two rented apartments on second floor, rented out storage in basement and ground floor is a vacant salon. My plan woul...
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I have this great clean little 1bd 1ba SFH I’m closing on a nice street in a so-so neighborhood in a very expensive county. It’s the most affordable house in the county at the moment to my knowledge and I’ve placed an...
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I am an agent that specializes in buy-and-hold rentals but I am interested in buying a vacation rental for short term tenants or air B&B rentals. This will be brand-new for me so I would like to hear from people t...
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Hello BP Community, this is my first post...apologies that it’s a long one, but we could really use your input! First off, while I’m experienced in Financial markets, I am new to Real Estate Investing. We came upon th...
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Hey guys, I was just curious- on the first mobile I flipped I went downtown and filed the paperwork my self for purchase...which obviously saved some money. But was a huge hassle. The next one I used a title company f...
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Hello everybody!I am interested in buying 2 properties, both FSBO and I'd most definitely need to use seller financing for one of them if not both. Both property are townhouses in community with HOW fee. My questions...
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Hello all,I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself. My name is Tom and I am looking to network with like minded individuals to discuss real estate investing. I have a 4 unit that I recently purchased a few mont...
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I moved to from NYC to Southern California in March 2016 with the goal of going all-in into real estate investing. The BP community & forums has been critical to my learning curve and was a lot of fun taking the i...