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Asking directly to those who have owned 10+ properties before, thanks in advance to those who answer or tag those who can.One of my good childhood mentors and his wife built up a nice portfolio of 30+ homes in a secon...
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Hello all, this is my first post on the forums and I'm brand new to the whole real estate realm. Looking for suggestions on what you would recommend going forward in this situation.BackgroundI am moving back to my hom...
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I'm being told all the deals are drying up. However, I'm also reading from some here that good, savvy investors can always find deals. How exactly do I do this?
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With the WSOP about to crown their 2009 champion with the coveted bracelet and $8+ million dollars, are there any folks in BP nation that like to play poker online (for fun of course)? I have a home game but never pl...
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I bought my condo in 2008. It included two parking stalls. Three years ago the city and county dept of planning and permitting deemed one of my parking stalls as illegal because it is blocking a walkway and fire hose ...
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In the last year our little real estate company has submitted quite a few loan applications. We've received plenty of No's and just enough Yes's, but consistently the loan officers are impressed by our Finance Applica...
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In Good areas of CA I’m seeing some opportunities in potentially buying condos. Wanted some input from people that have bought condos that have HOAs. Are condos better for long term maintenance costs? Benefits of an H...
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My tenants are a couple - she calls me “hon”, He calls me “babe.”. Every time they do that , I mention my name is marci . I like to maintain a professional profile which is why I correct them . not a big deal. Just cu...
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So, I did the housing hack, buy a duplex, live in one, rent the other out, and it's going really well so far, I'm super happy I finally took the plunge.I got an insane deal on the duplex, although it did need some wor...
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Hey all,I’m Brian, a new investor from NYC. I originally found bigger pockets years ago. I scoured these forums for months, listened to dozens of the BP podcasts, but unfortunately (fortunately?) life picked up shortl...