Hello everyone! My name is Chris, i'm new to the Bigger Pockets community and just getting started in my education of real estate. I'm 26, married and a firefighter/paramedic full time and also work as a carpenter on ...
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has anyone found a way to tap into their equity in a rental? I have a significant amount of equity I'd like to borrow against to flip properties but I haven't been able to find a bank that will give me a HELOC on a in...
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Dear BP Community:After rehabbing my first unit and getting all my ducks in a row, I am on the cusp of being ready to go out on the market for the first time as a landlord. I am excited, and nervous! I would love to g...
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We gound our first property that has a good chance of closing. It was a bit high in what we could leverage funds for and after we close, our options will be limited. Can the bigger pockets folks please give us some id...
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Hey Bp! Just put my first property up for rent on Craigslist in Jacksonville and within 1 hour had a call from an interested party who wants to run a daycare from the house. She has no problem paying the security depo...
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I am looking at buying a foreclosed property that is labeled as stigmatized. There was a suicide in the house in 2016, and I'm torn on if I should buy it. It's about 50% remodeled already and the rest of the work is...
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It may only be a matter of time before strict short-term rental regulations in Texas cities, such as Austin, are a thing of the past (or at least significantly limited). In fact, a Texas Supreme Court ruling on May 25...
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My partner owns land outright in Edmond, OK. The property is in a very desirable area with a strong market and limited multifamily. We are looking into developing the land into multifamily (quads or duplexes), but h...
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Hi - I have been reading posts about multi-family syndication. I wonder how the syndication works. Are investors LPs and the syndication guy/company as the GP? I assume these syndication deal are all-cash deals? No f...
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Hi,
I was told by a Real Estate investor who I can no longer get in touch with, that there is someone that gets paid to sit in the house that a realtor is selling until the realtor arrives? I'm guessing they were the...