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I’ve been hearing a lot about whole life insurance and how you can use it as your own personal bank to finance real estate deals. Can anyone expand on this and does anyone recommend a good whole life agent to work wit...
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My buddy and I would like to buy a duplex and our question is, could we each get a personal loan for 30k, let it sit in our accounts for 30 days and then use the combined funds to purchase said property out right? Pro...
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Hello all,I’ve been doing some research into creative financing and I have a couple questions. My story is my wife and I are saving up for our first house but I’m also wanting to get my first rental property so I can ...
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Hello Bigger Pockets,I will start this off by saying biggerpockets has given me 80% or more of the knowledge I've obtained about real estate investing. I've listened to almost every podcast, read multiple articles/boo...
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Long time BP member and done 3-4 flix & flips. Fortunate enough to have liquidated assets- what to do with 500k in todays market? In Denver, with 7% interest rates the numbers are HARD to make work. Please advise
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3 reasons why California housing is about to go bustCalifornia is perhaps one of the most important states in mortgage finance. So much of the mortgage finance world is based in California and, like Texas, the indu...
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Hey BP community,
Along with many others out there, I have been trying to get into my first house hack for a few months now. I have been taking the traditional conventional loan approach and have the pre-qualificati...
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BP offers a calculator to help determine whether a property is a "good" buy. In situations wherein you don't have access to the calculator, can you apply the 1% rental rule for SFH to MFP? What's the fastest way to ...
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I just backed out of a contract yesterday due to the unexpected cost and work that showed up from my due diligence inspection. Seems like the market I'm in all the good deals are getting shoveled to established inve...
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First of all, allow me to say that BP is amazing! I am really surprised how many people are willing to share their wisdom and knowledge! Thank you all for that!My husband and I are new investors. We have been thinking...