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I'm bad at hiring contractors.
I'm working on fixing that.
Often I tell myself "I could save X number of dollars by doing work myself".
My dayjob translates into about 40/hr, so I figure if I hire...
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Feedback appreciated. I am almost 50. 3 kids all under 8 years old. I'm the sole income in the household. Retired from civil service with pension of 8k monthly. About 500k invested in a 457 from work. Just sold in NY ...
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We all know that confidence is a good thing, right? Confidence in something is often what lets us pursue it. Take real estate, for instance, the reason people like investing in real estate is because they have confide...
Hi, I this is my first post on this forum. I hope that someone can help with this question/situation and shed some light/provide guidance. I'm sorry if any of this gets long and drawn out, as it's a pretty complex...
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A little about me before anything else. I'm a Maintenance Supervisor in the property management business in California. I have some construction rehab / estimating experience along with decades of maintaining apartmen...
Hi Folks,This is my first actual post on BP in 2 years even though I read other posts daily.With two year anniversary of my first rental purchase coming up I'm reaching out to BP community regarding your experience/re...
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Sacramento: 2019 State of the City AddressAnother year has passed, and it's time to take a look at what's in store for the city where there where more one-way U-Haul trips to than any other city in America.That's righ...
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My Story - who am I and why I quit my job I'm Aditya Kumar SomaBorn and raised in India, in a hard-working formers family, residing in Windsor Ontario Canada In 2012, after my graduation moved to Canada for higher edu...
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Hi all, I currently have a 2 unit and will be hopefully acquiring a second 2 unit this year or a short term rental in a ski town. Still deciding which route to go. The STR looks more attractive from a cashflow perspec...
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Hey BP community my name is Shane I am a licensed real estate professional down in Cheyenne, WY and I am new the the Bigger Pockets arena. First reaction is overwhelmed with the amount of information there is to cons...