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Hi! Last year, my husband and I purchased an investment property in Salt Lake City that we turned into a short-term rental. Unfortunately, life took us away from SLC, and we're now living on the East Coast. We gave it...
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This might be an interesting topic born from another thread.
When is buying or operating in real estate a speculative venture and when are you investing? How do you define speculating and investing, what's the differ...
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Hello Everyone, I have a potentially crazy question. What are your thoughts on buying a condo and holding it for 1-2 years unoccupied without a renter? Here's the scenario: I found an amazing deal on a Riverview condo...
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Hi BP!
About a week ago my tenant called at 11:30 at night stating the toilet upstairs was overflowing and is seeping through the first floor ceiling. To summarize, all of the upstairs laminate in the master bed, ha...
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Hi all,I purchased a 2 unit rental property late last year that was already fully leased. At least one of the units plans on re-signing. Their lease is up at the end of September. I'm happy to have them re-sign but my...
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I'm not going pretend that I understand anything about how the tax side of things work, but I was reading this article the other day by Michael Plaks (not sure how to tag people, sorry).https://www.biggerpockets.com/....
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I'm considering a few opportunities for investing in the Alabama market. Which of the following small towns would be the best bet for future appreciation: Jasper, Clanton, Eva, Oak Grove?
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BP- my name is Tamara and I live in the DFW area. I've spent the last year following the real estate market and learning more about it, finally feel ready to make the jump to invest (especially since the deals are com...
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https://www.theoffersheet.com/
I'm stuck in the dreaded, analysis paralysis, and I'm wondering if it would help narrow my focus. I had my short list of 3 cities to choose a property in, and then curiosity got the bes...
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I thought this article was quite interesting and kind of reflects what I see and hear these days - http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2015/07/20/signs-of... My understanding is that real estate like most other markets is ...