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27 July 2021 | 6 replies
Don’t be a stranger to the BiggerPockets Real Estate Rookie Podcast :)
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22 August 2021 | 3 replies
Plus there are all the special regulations that go along with STRs.....Are you sure you'll be comfortable having strangers going in and out of your personal residence at all hours....?
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24 August 2021 | 2 replies
Point out that they don't have to fix things, clean up or have a slew of strangers walking through their house.
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7 February 2022 | 4 replies
The other bit I don’t think I would have any problems with as I am very talkative to complete strangers.
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1 September 2021 | 5 replies
Some don't care but others are uncomfortable around strangers.
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8 September 2021 | 11 replies
If not Ininvest in a secure door and deadbolt for your family doors to protect you from strangers being in your house that you have not done background checks on.
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8 September 2021 | 15 replies
She trusted a stranger, and now she has a house she needs to pay to level, and the lot may get her $3-5k, maybe.
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9 September 2021 | 4 replies
Private/hard money lending has exploded, so there’s no reason to take a chance with strangers you meet on the web.
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27 September 2021 | 6 replies
They may look for straight pay off--stranger things have happened.
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15 October 2021 | 4 replies
I've failed before, I'm not afraid to fail again.I had to put complete faith in a group of strangers I had never personally met before and systems I knew weren't completely reliable.