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Hi,I live in WA state and was wondering where I would go to look at employment, income and population trends across the country. I am considering investing somewhere in the mid-west (MI, OH, IO, WI, IL, etc.) and am ...
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Good morning BiggerPockets Fam,
I am looking into possibly buying a property in Rockford, Illinois to use as a short term rental. I haven't had any luck reaching the zoning department at city hall. By any chance, do...
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I hope everyone is doing well and making excellent progress in their respective real estate journey!I am in search of an inexpensive, yet reliable and updated, email list of builders and an email list of land investor...
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Hi Everyone,I have been in the commercial construction industry for just over 15 years. Half of that time, I have worked in the field for a general contractor and the other half I've spent working for a developer. D...
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Hi all. I'm planning on moving to St Pete Florida within the next 6 months and looking for any advice on building an ADU on a SFH. For context, Im coming from the northeast and have a couple of rental properties up he...
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hello~ seeking guidance regarding "start up" deductionsOur 1st rental was in service April 1st 2014. We spent OVER 5k to prepare the home to be rented. These funds include things like utilities, materials for plaster...
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Hello all,
I had an appraisal this week that came back with less then favorable results. It's in a really growing desired KC metro area so I feel in the future appreciation will be great for the property. I have fou...
I have been building homes focused on building science for some time now. We do all sorts of "new" things like IOT devices, built in commercial grade networking/wifi, basic home automation, etcWe build a great home, a...
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Hello, We live in Ann Arbor, MI and have a long term rental by the UM Hospital. We just purchased a short term rental in downtown Traverse City, MI and have it listed on Airbnb and VRBO. Looking to find an online or i...
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Hello all,I just purchased a property in Laytonsville, MD Montgomery County where the existing structure needs to be knocked down and put up a new structure. I am contemplating putting a prefab home on there, but woul...