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A few active threads popped up on BP with the consensus being something like “hahahah Zillow lost a lot of money trying to flip houses…How dumb are they, lets all point and laugh’. Or lets make memes about them, becau...
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Hey everybody!So, some quick background info. My name is Adam, I am currently in my 3rd year of Dental School. While I am totally new to real estate investing, I have always been interested in real estate. At this poi...
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Hi everyone! I hear posting on Biggerpockets is a great way to get some very insightful thoughts on the real estate world. I hope you prove those folks right! So, in a nut-shell, I am very interested in using wholesal...
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I'm just curious as to how other people define 'overleveraged'? How much leverage is too much? I would be afraid to have a balloon loan or a one year arm. I would be afraid to use hard money. But I do have a 20 year a...
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I've been debating on getting my first rental property, however having experience with investing in the stock market, I understand the critical nature of 'getting in at the right time.' Sometimes that isn't an easy ca...
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My question to you... when does it make sense to become a private lender?I have a client dying to get into RE but has no funds other than his HELOC with about $100K available rn. The interest on barrowed money is some...
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I'm going in the morning to look at an mls listed property. I already own a rental on the same street and know the area very well. Houses are all built by same builder and issues with one are predictable with others....
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OK its a SFH in a nice neighborhood in NC with mostly military families renting. House built in 1992.Asking price $139kHopefully paying 127K in cashRental income $1300Taxes $1100/yrProp management 10% of rentInsurance...
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Hello from San Francisco!
I joined BiggerPockets to share my expertise in condominium management and property management. While my professional career has been in consumer credit underwriting and credit bure...
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So I recently got off the phone with a realtor I have been working with to discuss a property I saw this past weekend and will more likely than not put an offer on. At the end of the conversation, I mentioned what off...