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Greetings, I come from Southern California where section 8 housing is in high demand. However, I plan on moving to a cheaper area of the country where $30,000 houses in working-class areas can be found.I'm not sure if...
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Hey guys,I have been basically non-existent on this platform for almost a year, and the reason is because I have been working on my first home that I bought in December 2014! I wanted to document and share my experien...
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I’m a big fan of cash reserves. The covid outbreak has only emphasized this. The problem with cash is that if you have any form of debt it literally costs you money to hold cash. To get around this I have a big line o...
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Economic Update
(Monday, June 7, 2021)
Is Los Angeles a City-State? I ask this question because no one seems to know what Los Angeles is, exactly: city of angels, revenge city, or something else. In 1925, Aldous Hu...
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I’m changing gears and going to go all in on an STR to start. I eventually want to use the cash flow to buy another STR to then purchase some LTR’s thanks to the recent BP podcast I was inspired to go this route as it...
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I am a landlord of a single family house in New Jersey. For the last two months, I've been battling some drain flies in this property. I called several pest control companies and they basically told me upfront that th...
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I'm looking at purchasing a fourplex with the following numbers:Asking: $225,000 (my research indicates he was asking $215,000 for the last two years)Property Tax: $3560 ( non homestead)----Built: 1977Heating: wat...
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Hi BP friends!I'm new to the community, but have been "stalking" it for some time through articles, YouTube, etc. A little about me; I live in the Salt Lake City, Utah area and I'm really excited about beginning my jo...
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Hi -
We moved into a new house and are renting out my 1600 sq ft condo in Annapolis. It has to decent sized MBRs. I put in all new appliances, painted it completely, and added faux wood blinds. I also did faux gr...
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Hey BiggerPockets family!We'd love to see (or hear) about your worst home renovation fails, and how you were able to fix them :)Sometimes you learn the most from someone else's mistakes --- and sometimes you just need...