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Hello all BPers from Chicago,My name is Emma. I am an out-of-state investor from San Diego. I am currently looking into Chicago for buying some rental properties because I have heard a lot good things about Chicago. I...
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Good morning fellow BPers.
I have a unit where I've rented to the same gal for 3 years. She has been an ideal tenant--very clean and rent is always on time. Two months ago her boyfriend moved in who is an architect....
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I've been in a debate with a colleague about this subject lately and wanted to see how the BP community feels about it. So when you've found you're deal, which is the more fundamental - your plan or its execution?
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I am trying to rent out my first buy and hold. I have someone that is interested and they had a realtor to contact me. The Realtors commission is half of the deposit amount and she stated she has detailed information,...
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I am looking to buy a larger multi-family apartment building, but don't have that much cash and won't qualify for a large investment loan. What is the best way to find seller financed buildings? Do some portfolio lend...
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Hi BP Fam!So the rule of thumb I hear is to have the tenants gross income equal or greater than three times the rent rate. Just to clarify, If I have a boyfriend and girlfriend, sisters, friends, whomever renting my u...
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Who here is getting a 10x return on their marketing spend? Im not talking about one campaign.. I mean consistently spending $4,000-$10,000 a month and doing $40,000-$100,000 a month in revenue. What are you doing t...
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Saved about 100k to get into the business. Sent 2k yellow letters with a few hits. Steadily getting more hits, but here lies the problem. Spent 20k on 9 acres of vacant land in the heart of town. Then, made the kne...
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Hi everyone,I purchased a large 4 bedroom Home in Panama City. It was used as a short term rental and I wanted to continue that trend. For the last 6 months its been rented once. I hired the property management that i...
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Hi,I've come across a few Connecticut threads already, but none really hit on what I'm looking for so I figured I'd start one on my own. I'm looking to buy my first rental property at some point this summer. I'm hopin...