Hello,I am currently 40 yrs old and want to retire by 45. I have 3 homes paid off (400k, 200k, and 110k in value) and will I will buy another before I retire in 5 yrs. I have zero bills (cars, cc, student loans etc....
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I am looking to move into a duplex next fall and am currently in an apartment. Aka house hack.
My question is what is the advantages/disadvantages to putting say 3.5% down vs 20% or 10% I understand putting more dow...
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Hello everyone!! I am new to BP and can't tell you how much I learned over the last 3 weeks. I have 4 SFH's and after much research I realize I have done really well on 3 of the 4 properties... so at this point I just...
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I’m young (23), newly married two years ago, and just coming out of the life of being a college student. Because of this, my work history is sporadic and in several different fields—making it difficult to get a conven...
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Im looking for creative ways to accelerate my mortgage. I don't want to use my cash all at once, because I want to keep my reserves high.So I'm looking at ways of getting cheap cash. Im thinking of taking a cash...
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Hello Everyone. My name is Todd and currently reside in Baltimore County, MD. I currently work for Baltimore City, but am working towards the goal of becoming a full time real estate investor. Currently I own 1 ren...
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Hello from Ohio, I'm finally at the point where my wife and I are ready to build a new house. I've been tossing around the idea of using my current house as a first rental property and have already had multiple ...
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I have thought a new service which could offer landlords cash to spread the cost of big ticket expenses over 10months. You think there is any mileage there??? Or do you think kost contractors spread the cost anyway -s...
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The first step of any real estate deal is securing financing. Any grand real estate plans you have are based on your available capital. It will directly impact the market you choose, the purchase price, repair budget ...
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Hi all. I've been reading your posts for awhile now, so first thanks for being so open and willing to share your knowledge and advice!
I am looking for my first deal, purchasing a duplex to owner-occupy in Richmond, ...