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Calling all Houston Area Real Estate Investors! My wife and I have some big goals this year and we'd like to get into Buy & Hold Rentals in the Houston area! I think this is going to be a great year to get into th...
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I just posted to another thread in this forum where someone was asking how to make a loan. Details seemed odd to me and decided to bring this area of lending or borrowing up for some discussion.THE REAL SECRETS IN LEN...
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Hey Landlords. Maybe you've seen this article floating around the Internet this week about the tenant whose landlord sent them the rent in an editable Word Document, so he slipped in his own clause.Now, this is funny,...
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We have a small retail strip in Tampa. It has been a real challenge because of the homeless. It is actually in a decent area, close to Carrollwood, but it is also close enough to suit case city that the homeless can...
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I have successfully completed my first buy and hold in the north atlanta area a couple month ago! I had the loan already set up and ready to go for when i found the right place. The area i looked in had huge need for ...
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Hey everyone!If you are looking to buy out of state for buy and hold properties, how do you decide if a neighborhood is 'good' or 'bad'? I've tried looking at areas via Google street view, but I know that's probably n...
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I am 19 years old and currently attend college at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. I have been very interested in starting my journey as a real estate investor and have recently read the BiggerPockets book, "...
yeah as title. i have a mortgage on my own house. recently a 4plex on fb caught my eye. theyre listing for 300k, new construction, on i think 1/2 acre or 1 acre mostly seems a big dirt parking lot in front. 1800sq ft....
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Going to start with the cliche "not trying to brag but..." For real though, this is my portfolio and I get asked what's in it and "how did you do it?" all the time, so I try to every now and then share it with others ...
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I saw an excellent piece of advice in our Official BiggerPockets Facebook Group today. "I created an operating procedures manual. Details all vendors, bills, banking setup, tenant details, current outstanding projects...