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My question is… Do people promote buying rentals due to some sort of personal benefit/conflict of interest?From a birds eye view and in a perfect world people would buy a property and their tenants would pay for it. ...
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Been trying for over a year to buy a personal SFH so we can get out of the current one to rent or sell. Finally under contract and the appraisal price came in above my offer yay me. However it is $5000 below the previ...
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I’ve had a tenant in place now for 6 months and they have only paid once on the 1st. They have technically been late every other time. 3 times they paid after the 5th which is when a late fee is applied by state law. ...
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I wanted to provide an overview of how to more accurately estimate remodeling/repair costs on a property that has no interior access, by using 3D modeling. This would be property that is currently occupied, out of sta...
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Hi all,I am new to biggerpockets and eager to start building a portfolio of rental properties. I currently already own one rental property free and clear. So far with my one property, I have had a great property manag...
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I just met with a lawyer this morning, he wants 1250 bucks to do my LLC formation papers, I understand I can do this online but I want to make sure that everything in the future that I do is air tight and Im willing t...
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Hey, thanks for the time, this is my first post! ...second now since I'm re-posting it in the Market Trends & Data section with more of the output charts.
I'm a UCSD Real Estate Development 2020 grad with a backg...
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Hello BiggerPockets community,I'm thrilled to join this forum and seek advice from experienced real estate investors. Here's what I've considered so far:
1. Markets:
Local Market: I live in the DMV area (DC/MD/...