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Hello, BiggerPockets community!I'm Kirby Elliott, a twenty-something accountant at Bank of New York Mellon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. I would like to someday provide an income from a portfolio of buy-and-hold multif...
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I recently came across a house that was foreclosed on. Freddie Mac owns it. Can I send Freddie Mac an offer and assign it?
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Area standard is What's left of the current roll and one full back up roll per bathroom. I've had two complaints in the past 2 weeks of not enough TP even though my ad says we provide a "start" and you may need to buy...
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Is it legal to ask for highest and best rent if there are multiple qualified applicants for a rental property? I’ve been seeing bidding on rental properties and wanted to check if this is a new norm. Any thoughts? I...
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I recently sold my CA home, with the initial accepted offer being 7% over asking, with all contingencies removed from the outset. After paying the standard 3% earnest money into Escrow the buyer then cancelled the co...
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Investment Info:
Small multi-family (2-4 units) buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $1,305,000
Cash invested: $326,000
I started looking for a multi-family property in February, 2021. After m...
All,Ready to take the plunge and purchase our first MHP (~20 mixed lots) from out of town. Exactly how does someone make an offer with a selling broker? Do We need a broker? Do I just use a real estate agent? What is ...
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I’ve never charged for an application, I use 3rd party, such as apartments.com. I’d like to start charging for applications, and screening myself, any suggestions of best way to do that?
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I've spent countless hours listening to the BP podcast, reading books, and following these forums. I've put time into understanding the market and making connections through networking and my work in the title industr...
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Can I pay a contractor with cash, but still write it off as a business expenses. If so, what is the best method for doing this? Should I be creating invoices and receipts to document and show proof of money's going out?