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For those interested in the Memphis TN Real Estate Market: 2017 Year-End UpdateHome SalesFor the second year in a row, average home sales prices in Memphis and Shelby County have reached a record high.Average home sal...
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So i’m very much a noob to real estate. I literally just started in the past week reading up on it. In that short time ive listened to about 15-20 bigger pocket podcasts all day while at work and reading as much as ...
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Anyone using Thumbtack to find contractors for one off projects? If not, how are you finding contractors?
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Any advice on how to pay a project manager? I come from an engineering background and one method for bidding on projects is a 'cost plus' model. So cost of materials plus X%.
Would this model work with a project ma...
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Hi all!I am a real estate agent in Tampa with a wholesale brokerage and I have noticed a huge trend lately that I wanted to get opinions on. Or who knows, maybe it has always been there and I am just now noticing. T...
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Happy New Year BP Community!My name is Brandon. I have been a Real Estate Agent in Southern California for 15 months. 2021 was good to me; I closed nine transactions, most of them being listings. Now that the new year...
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I have been pouring over the BP podcasts for over a year now, but I am new to the forums, so hi everybody.My wife, daughters, and I are considering a move to the Cleveland area next summer. We want to be nearer to my ...
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Question for self-managing landlords:I'm just getting started managing rentals. To me 10% of rents to PM seems like it would be a weight off my shoulders, but I also have trouble justifying the expense for the limite...
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Hello! Thank you for taking the time to read this. My name is Elijah jay Dangerfield. I have been lurking on these forums for about a year, and listening to the podcast for a bit longer. Being a banker, as well as the...
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The property is a 3/1 approx 1200 sq ft from the early 1900s and needs many updates, kitchen, a second bathroom, windows, etc. It's not falling apart as it has been minimally maintained over the years, but it needs wo...