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Hi I was wondering what would be the best way to prevent a house from flooding other than not buying a house in the flood zone. There is a house in the north suburbs of Chicago in a amazing school district, but its i...
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I am negotiating a 62 unit park that is currently running at a negative NOI. The main problem is the water lines need to be replaced. The owner has been working on chasing leaks and now has the water bill down to a ...
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I am ready to list a flip that is an old farmhouse with a stone foundation. There is a water problem where I have puddles almost continually in the basement. I am torn between pointing the rocks with hydraulic cement ...
Hey everybody,So I finally took action and ordered my materials to start working towards my real estate salesperson license, and I wanted to get some advice on how to best study for it. I'm prepared to read all three...
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I am currently in escrow on a four-unit property "house hack", which will be my first real estate purchase. The property consists of three buildings: a duplex, a one-bed one-bath, and a small studio. The foundations...
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I am creating this post to get a better understanding of the many different terms used in real estate in the hopes to further my knowledge and hopefully anyone else who comes across this site. As a newbie, many times ...
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Hello BP Community! My wife and I are finally ready to pull the trigger and execute on the business plan that we have developed which is based on applying the BRRRR strategy to short term vacation rentals (AirBnB) in...
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Let's talk about debt collection. It's a prevalent topic now more than ever because many states are letting tenants stay in our investment properties for free and taking away the landlord's right to evict.
I've notic...
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Hello, I've been reading around on these forums for a while and finally decided to post. I've been interested in real estate since I was younger and even now would like to get more involved. (I just have to take the...
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I have been looking for quite some time to find my first rehab in my area. I found one that is in an up and coming neighborhood and could bring in a significant profit, but............we noticed and have since found o...