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Hi first time post here - thanks in advance for any help anyone is willing to provide. My wife and I looking to get started doing rental properties (single family homes, maybe duplexes, some brrrr in the future). We c...
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Dear BPers:
We are in FL vacationing, and are thinking of investing around Tampa area. We know that these surrounding areas are growing rapidly, but don't know where would be our best bet.
It seems Wesely Chapel ha...
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Austin Board of REALTORS® releases November 2017 Central Texas Housing Market ReportAUSTIN, Texas – Dec. 14, 2017 – Single-family home sales declined in the city of Austin but increased across the Austin-Round Rock Me...
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Originally - I planned not to post anything until I have a full story to tell. However I figured I'd go ahead and post an update on what seems to be turning into a great first REI success story for me. I started the j...
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So in Washington state, you’re required to have 2 years work history in the same field. Recently I’ve quit my job in pursuit of a career in real estate which voids bank lending as an option. What are some creative way...
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My name is Elliot and have been listening to BP podcast for the last month or so; I'm hooked! I got my feet wet in the early parts of 2015 with a buy-and-hold duplex in downtown Iowa City. This area is huge for renti...
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Currently I am in the market for a short term rental. I am having a hard time getting over the initial hurdle of buying my first one. The problem I am having is finding an affordable short term rental market that does...
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Hi All This is my first post in BP. Great community here. Glad I could find this. I have a primary in California and looking for my first investment property in Austin. There are some new home under construction in Hu...
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Hey all,I've been bouncing around the states a little bit.I got my RE license in Michigan while going to school...graduated with a degree in construction management and took a job in Florida as a commercial constructi...
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Hi, my name is Jason. I'm brand new to REI and I'm not actually an agent yet, but getting my license in September. Right now I'm educating myself as much as possible: reading every REI book I can get my hands on, li...