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Last year I considered gifts, but didn't do it. Yesterday I did, and it was a lot of fun. I took my 18 YO daughter and 4 and 5 YO sons to Costco, then to 14 tenant homes across 3 counties delivering cookies. Hones...
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Thinking of giving my tentants gift cards for christmas..$25 to $50... anybody do this??? It is the season...Happy holidays
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I'm living in NYC but I'm highly interested in investing in rental properties that would provide the best cash-flow out of market. I've been reading a lot about Raleigh, Columbus, and Milwaukee. I'm wondering if I'm b...
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Lots of people have asked me how to start doing a "Rental Arbitrage" in STR (short term rentals - Airbnb is most popular but VRBO is another way).Rental arbitrage is you as the investor rents a home and becomes the te...
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What if you owned rental properties and when you went out to take care of a tenants complaint, you had a great chat with them and they invite you to go do something fun with them that you both enjoy like fishing for e...
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I have a friend who wants me to back him in buying a restaurant. He has been to one of the best Chef's schools, has good restaurant management experience, has a good work ethic, is good with people, and is trustworthy...
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Dear BP community,I just made an offer on a fourplex and am looking for negotiation advice. The property is in really good shape and had a new roof done on 2014. The area is a B- neighborhood so it will not be too d...
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Any advice out there on the best way to pull away from the full time job and make landlording the main gig. special formulas , cash flow, separate income accounts. My biggest concern is that once I leave my full tim...
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I am new to the forum and the real estate investing world. I am looking for someone in my area (Hemet California or Southern California) that purchases properties Subject to. Any help would be greatly appreciated.