I posted my rental online and received this from a interested renter out of state:"Good morning we are family of 3 and we are living in north Carolina and we are going to buy a deli in ny so I willing to pay 6 months ...
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First post...just learning the game. Please spell out acronyms!! THANKS!!I've purchased two four plexes in the last 9 months, the first was an FHA loan that I put 3.5% down, the second was a short sale that required a...
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Hey BP, my name is Shane and am newly vocal on the forum. I signed up awhile back, but have been busy with other things, and only recently had my passions for real estate reinvigorated. I am a 26 year old Sales Exec,...
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1)At what age did you make your first investment?I am still 20 majoring computer science from a university in arkansas,i will graduate in about 2 years and then 2 more years for masters.Should i start investing now or...
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Has anyone seen a list comparing the fees (if any) for each of the top direct booking sites? Does it pay to be on every single one at the beginning? Or, should I just focus on Air BnB and HomeAway at first? Can you re...
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I'm curious, who is actively marketing AND closing deals. How much are you marketing, for how long and how many deals have you closed? My info: I stopped direct mail two years ago due to lack of response and the cost ...
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Hello everyone,Property taxes in my area have risen substantially every year since 2007. As you maybe aware these taxes hurt the NOI.My question: Have you had success DIY or 3rd party with lowering non-homestead tax v...
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I started mailing letters and calling numbers about 2 weeks ago. I called a gentleman who had a large amount of property in my area and asked if he was interested in gaining more property.
The gentleman declined and ...
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Hello all my name is Alvin. I'm 37 and do not currently own any property. It feels weird to say that considering my interest in real estate investing.I currently work a senior web engineer at a start up in NYC and I'm...
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I'm excited to join and I look forward to making friends in this area of business.My interests are with smaller multi-family units and building long term passive income as I start planning for retirement. One of my g...