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Hi everyone, I am looking at getting into real estate investing in some form with the goal of cash flow. I'm not in the real estate field whatsoever other than having bought a sold a couple primary residences. I was...
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First let me start by saying how excited I am to be a part of BiggerPockets. What an amazing platform and marketplace to help new investors understand real estate. The $390 to be a Pro member is worth every cent jus...
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What do you do when you are mananging your own properties and you are not available? If you have a accident, medical situation,or on vacation? I am currently managing my own properties. I have most things set up. Main...
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Hello BP community. My wife and I are new to investing and we have what we think may be a great seller financing deal on our hands. It is a friend of the family and it all seems great but since we are new to this and...
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I have a rental in the same areas as my primary (that house was my primary, that I converted into a rental) , its now worth 850K and is cashflowing around 18k / year after taxes, repairs. no big repairs yet to use the...
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Hello everyone! I'm a new member looking for advice about an opportunity I've been given.Due to my new job at a large mortgage lender, I started listening to BiggerPockets to familiarize myself with the real estate in...
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Hi Everyone! We have been investing for 7 -8 years now and the banks r now saying we are at a 43% debt ratio. I've always used the smaller banks but I NOW NEED a great bank not a hard money lender. We have great liqu...
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I've been shopping my local area in Wilmington, NC for tax and bookkeeping services, but most fee structures are quite high for the 3 properties I currently have in my portfolio. Separate from their tax filing fees,...
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I have recently started to consider flipping as I'm already an investor and a licensed GC. I don't have a large funnel for off market deals so I was considering becoming a licensed agent such that I could go after dea...
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I'm a strong believer that a house-hack is one of the first steps to wealth and financial freedom.However, this one rule is overlooked and constantly kills deals before they even happen:The self-sufficiency test. I ta...