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Hi - I started RE investing this year and closed on my first investment property (brand new SFR) in Feb. The home purchase price was 235K, with a 20% down my conventional loan is around 185K. The current home value is...
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I wanted to thank all the posters and feedback to discussions that i have absorbed over the past 18 months. i would not have ventured into this without this website and the communities discussions (and what a mistake...
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This has doubtlessly been covered all over the place, but most of the posts I've read on alternative financing apply to different situations than mine. Though my credit rating is good, I don't meet the income requirem...
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A couple weeks ago, my usual daily distraction (The Tony Kornheiser Show) went on summer hiatus. In its absence, I burned through the latest Malcolm Gladwell audiobook, David and Goliath. I then listened to three, or ...
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I've gotten so much help from the forum that I wanted to share a lessons learned and the process i went through with an eviction i had mid last year. This property is located in Hamilton Ohio, and is one unit in a 4 ...
Hi, brand new here and had a couple of questions. I had this idea the other day and now I can't stop thinking about it. I currently own a home that I bought new construction. I have lived in it for about a year and a ...
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Hi guys I'm new to this site, and I have a question. I live in Ohio, but recently have been looking at properties in California. I've never rented out homes before what steps would I need to take to rent the prop...
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I have been reading Rich Dad Poor Dad and it really has got me thinking. I would love to start investing in real estate but my family has me convinced now is not the time and that I need to get out of debt first. I am...
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After several months' intensive self-education and a few failed attempts in SoCal, I started my first real estate tour last week in the hope to buy some good rental properties in Indiana. I stayed in Indy for three d...
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Hi! I purchased a contract in North Las Vegas, and have run into a bit of an issue. The property has an HOA lien (which I knew about) but I am trying to get clarification on the law. Has anyone dealt with this recentl...