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BPers,I searched the forums for a list of do's and don'ts for hard money lending without much luck so I'm going to see if I can get all the answers in one place. I am at a point in my REI where all my personal and pri...
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For those of you that know or follow me you know that I am not a fan of vacation rentals in the state of Florida for a multitude of reasons. I have owned Vacation Rentals and my company managed about 20 and the experi...
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I am a local contractor in the Houston area and im starting to run into a very bothersome problem. I sometimes sub out certain trades to do work for me and they always ask for money upfront. I dont ask for money upfro...
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Can BP experts educate me on PPI policy ?How does this work ? Who does this protect ?How the premium is calculated ?I am trying to work with private lender and he needs me to buy PPI policy, before funding.Is this nor...
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Hey real estate pros (I'll define that as: those who have done at multiple deals and been in the game for at least a year)
So I'm thinking it might be cool to write a short "community book" to give away to new invest...
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Hi BiggerPockets community,
My name is Monica. I'm in the Houston area. I'm a notorious lurker, so it's a bit of a shock to my system to emerge from the shadows, but I'm happy to do it. I wanted to first o...
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Hello all! My name is Julie, and after over a decade of wanting to be a real estate investor, I'm finally taking steps to do it. Bigger Pockets has been a fantastic resource already, and has really been the push I n...
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The city of Detroit has declared that tenants need no longer pay rent unless the landlord complies with the city's new stringent inspection & registration regulations. They have identified their enemy and declared...
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Okay, I have a question that I want to put forth for debate. I am considering possibly teaming up with an investor (any investor down the road) and I want any deal structured to be fair to both sides. So here is my qu...
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Hello! I hope this message finds you all well. My wife and I recently acquired a 4-unit apartment building with inherited tenants, and I'm facing a bit of a dilemma that I'd appreciate some advice on.
Two of our tena...