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I'm trying to learn about buy and hold for myself, but I just stumbled into a situation with an acquaintance in West Houston / Katy that is in preforeclosure. I haven't done enough homework to know how to help the...
If your son or daughter came to you seriously wanting to learn to invest in real estate, what skills would you recommend they develop and how might you suggest they develop them?
There are many skills that can help a...
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Hello BP community! Been a member here for a few months now and blessed to be part of this community. I started my first flip in July of this year and expect to complete it by September 30th. I structured my first dea...
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I have just bought my third rental property, all purchased within the last three months. I was able to negotiate three great deals, two of them for nearly half of the market price. All were purchased cash and I have...
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Hi everyone. I am just starting and I have been racking my brain to figure out how I am going to get some start-up finances. I have a relative who has money, but I don't know if I can convince her to just lend me som...
Hello, I am fairly new to real estate and am just starting out. I have been following bigger pockets for a long time but this is my first post. I'm excited to jump in the action. My situation is that I own a duplex th...
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Hi All,I've been shopping around for portfolio loans to refinance some of my rental properties.I was contacted by another BP member who has has private lenders who said he and his partners can help me refinance - his ...
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We're out of state investors that have 3 properties in Birmingham. Class C/D neighborhoods with both Section 8 and private payer tenants. Managing the PM's is becoming a problem. I'm assuming that they're either unde...
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Hello Everyone!My name is Colleen, I am from Ohio and have been living in the Northern Virginia area for 8 years. I have been blessed to purchase a home here which I have been house hacking for a year now. Now I am no...
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This would clearly be a very risky move, but has anyone considered buying a vacation rental in a vacation based rental market such a Tulum, Mexico? Unlike certain sub markets in the US that are very hot right now due ...