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I have lived in 4 houses in 9 years. I've also bought a couple as rentals outright, but generally turn primaries into rentals when I move because I end up not liking a place after a while (noise, crime, neighbors, etc...
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Hi everbody, I'm ready to take the plunge and purchase my first property in the Bay Area. My plan is to buy a small multi family in East Oakland and live in one unit while renting the others. I grew up in the Bay Area...
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Often times when my clients close on their investment properties, they come to me and they ask me what kind of styles should they go for when renovating their property.After going through lots of homes with prospectiv...
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Recently I have become excited with finding affordable options for comfortable and practical living. Tumbleweed Tiny Homes are popular in California. I think Texas is the state with the most opportunity with a growing...
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Wanting to get some thoughts on my strategy. I'm going back and forth between buying strategic/sensible MLS properties, or using the BRRRR method:
First off, my goal is to replace mine & my wife's W2 Income with ...
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Bought a brand new 3br, 2.75ba house for $197,500. I'm going to rent it at $1300/mo to start [already have tenants moving in the day after I close on 06/08.] Does everyone typically 'build in' rate increases into the ...
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Dear BP family my wife and I are in the market to buy a SF rental property in the Bradenton, FL area and we have around $600k to spend, but we're trying to decide which direction to go - buy a SF house that can be a s...
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On September 27th of 2022 I bought my first rental property. Here are four things I have learned since then:
1. No matter how much information you read, listen to, or talk about with other investors, you will not...
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Hi guys, I currently bought a property and finally got it rent ready. I currently live in this property in the master bedroom with my significant other. I have 2 large rooms to spare. I live in Alpharetta, Ga and ren...
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Hi fellow BP: Any recommendation/contact for Houston local/regional banks to finance a self storage facility purchase? I have my bank I worked with before and a few more other contacts, but would like to explore a bit...