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I’m new to the world of real estate investing and plan on looking for other ways to find deals besides using the MLS system. I’ve heard about the great deals I can get through the use of direct mail campaigning, but I...
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Getting serious about finding an STR near Orlando. Is there a sweet spot for the number of bedrooms we should be looking for? AirDNA says there are 32K active rentals with an average of 5 bedrooms for 11 guests. My...
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We were a builder / developer who has built energy efficient buildings since 1985 with great results. We are now to the stage with the addition of Geothermal (GSHP)s and solar to our building envelope design, ready to...
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I've been to Hawaii four times in the last 5 years. I love the Big Island. I am devising a plan to purchase something. What I want to know, is it really worth it to own a STR on the Big Island? Prices are rather s...
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Greetings BiggerPockets!I've learned so much from this community and have listened to podcasts and read posts and books to the point that I'm just overwhelmed with information. I'm finding myself in a bit of a bind an...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Seattle.
Purchase price: $500,000
Cash invested: $200,000
We added a second floor dormer roof addition to the existing house and ...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $85,000
Cash invested: $160,000
Sale price: $218,763
Received $3,763 more than list price in less than 1 week o...
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Hi all-I recently made the leap to go about acquiring my CCIM designation. I have heard that the insight, education, and networking are second to none and the designation really blazes a trail for commercial investmen...
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Hi BP,I am a senior architect with 16 years of experience with high rise residential design. I gut rehabbed a couple properties (designed and built) with my own resources, but considering this route for investing furt...
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My partner and I are looking to purchase a commercial building here in Redding California. It has been vacant for seven years. The first building is 18,000 ft.² the second building is 8,000 ft.² both buildings sit on ...