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Hello everyone, I'm new to this forum and diving into real estate investment for the first time. Recently, I've converted my home in Georgia into a rental property and I'm eager to expand. To kickstart this journey, I...
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have had some of my potential tenants asking to see their Smart Move reports.
All of which were turned down by me, as tenants, due to their credit/criminal background.
Not sure if i could/should show th...
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I would like to take a moment to share my story. I was interested in real estate investing several years ago but always felt it was not attainable. A few months ago I reached a point in my life where I have no debt (b...
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Hi All - it's been a year or two since I had to advertise a rental to get tenants in Denver. What are you finding are the most effective sites at the moment? CL? Zillow? (It's a house in Wash Park I'm looking to f...
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Greeting BP Fam,While saving for our dream home, my husband and I decided we'd house hack our first home. My husband's now "former" employer failed to provide his corrected W2s and his most recent pay stubs for the pa...
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So I had a SEP IRA from my other company that sat stagnate since we went to S-CORP (this business is not a real estate business its my other business). I recently moved the SEP IRA to a SDIRA with Trust/LLC and now ha...
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Hey all,A recent BP podcast episode really got me thinking about "leveling up" my STR business through direct bookings and other strategies.I wanted to throw this out there to connect with other owners that have recen...
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Hi Everyone,My name is Garen Lafser and I am excited to be joining the community here at BP. Apart from my work (see below), I am always trying to learn more about real estate, developing, and about all the various t...
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First, I am blown away by this community. I have made a few posts in the past and to this day, will randomly receive calls from people on this board to chat. Really can't beat that! I have started a property managemen...
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Hello everybody. I am looking to begin investing by house hacking and am looking for some guidance. A little background info about myself, I currently work outside the U.S. for 9-10 months out of the year and live in ...