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Hello BP,I own 3 multi-family buildings in Chicago. I have plans to ramp up my real estate investing. I would love to acquire another handful of buy and hold rentals over the next few years. I have also been contem...
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Hi All,New investor here! I'm currently doing as much reading and learning as I can about investments (before I make my first purchase) and currently am looking to the mid west/Texas. I currently reside in CA and want...
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For those of you with current vacancies in your rental properties — Are you getting them rented during the Coronavirus pandemic? I understand that location will influence this. If you are currently trying to rent out ...
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I'm considering joining a short term rental development mentorship/ mastermind (i.e., building, not buying STRs) that helps students through the process of picking a market, finding land, navigating zoning & permi...
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Background- I'm a new 25 year old prospective investor and am looking to buy and hold property to create retirement cash flow/income.I'm looking over everything I'm seeing in my area (Reno, Nevada), and after I take i...
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Have you ever thought about being a renter and the benefits? Lock in a lease but pack up your bags at a moments notice. Sounds appealing. We would be your best tenant leaving it cleaner when we left than when we moved...
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I have a triplex in a c-d area (rent 700 for a 2/1) and I was wondering how others are screening tenants. I am using a paid background check and call employer, current landlord. I am requiring they make 2100 a month...
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I'm an out of state investor from California with $150k in cash looking to buy a single family in either Philadelphia PA or Columbus Ohio.Which area would you recommend between these two?I'm leaning towards Philadelph...
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Hi Folks,I've been looking at communities surrounding my area (Portland and SW Washington) and considering investing there for a buy and hold strategy. I am wondering, though, if I should be excluding any of them by ...
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I just joined BP and had joined Lifestyles Unlimited about a month ago. It cost me $6.5k and upon reading many discussions about them, mentoring in general, and how there's tactic to get you to join programs like L...