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Hello BPers,For those of you who have become syndicators, I'm assuming at some point you started as an independent investor. How many personal deals did you do before your first syndication? Did you rely mostly on fam...
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So here's a crazy story.
We picked up n REO to rehab. This home is a half mile away from another one that we sold in February for $111,000. The two homes are identical for all intents & purposes - 3/2 brick ran...
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I keep seeing a lot of posts with people noting “interest rates are high”.Just want to say, no they are not. I don’t need to post the charts here as a simple google search will note this. Last decade interest rates ha...
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This would be my first deal and I think this is the correct place to post, if not can the mods please move?
I need to know if this should be approached as a short sale or approach in another direction. Here is the si...
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I just rented out my condo for the first time(in southern california). I lived there for a couple years and never really used the A/C. When it got really hot, I would turn it on once in a while but it never reall...
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Is it realistic to do a flip working a nearly full time job if I can find a reliable general contractor? I am preparing and researching for a local flip in Baltimore, MD in the near future. I can make my own hours for...
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There's a popular post circling about why direct booking sites for STR/MTR are overrated. Although the author makes some good points it skips over many of the benefits and how the risks can be mitigated.
Owning Your ...
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I have been lurking around this site for a couple of years now. In 2020 my wife and I were seriously considering doing a STR. We picked Nashville as the market we wanted to pursue. Long story short, the market was ...