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Hello bigger pockets community,I am about to close on a property mid September and I am wrestling with how to approach the renovation. This will be a buy and hold. The property is pretty dated, needs mostly updating...
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Hello BP!
I recently completed a remodel on my primary residence and I’m trying to decide whether a cash out refinance is a good play to access my current home’s equity as a basis for a future investment. I recentl...
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Hi, First time home buyer here. We are in escrow for our primary SFH 3BR/2BTH 1100 sqft home, which is in original condition and looking for recommendations for expansion/remodel including
1) Looking for advice/recom...
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Hi All,I am new to bigger pockets and real estate investing as a whole. I am am a GC in Portland OR and do upscale remodeling as my day job. I am finishing up building my own house and am looking to figure out what th...
I am a new investor in the Porter County Indiana area. I have built and remodeled houses for 20 years but I now want to venture into some buy and hold properties. I am looking for some advice on how to start out on th...
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Hey! I just put an offer on a property in Dover NH and I am hoping to get it for the price I offered because of its extremely strange lay out. This house was completely converted for a person who is hand capable so al...
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Hey Everyone, I'm new to real estate however my father is a well known architect who designs unique and beautiful homes with some high net worth clients. I've recently considered starting a real estate investment firm...
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Hello BP family, I have a remodeling company. In 2010 I created a partnership with an investor. The investor has 95% of the business because he provided the majority of cash. I invested a smaller amount, manage the co...
Before buying a property that you know will need to be remodeled, if you can't have your contractor quote the property before buying, is there a general rule of thumb to follow for estimating approximate expectations ...
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Hi all,I’m a newbie to REI and am looking to buy and hold distressed single family and small multi unit properties on specific blocks in the Baltimore area. I plan to finance using savings and hard money before refin...