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I just bought my first duplex and I am going to live in the upper unit to house hack. Need to get a few things fixed before I rent it out. Most serious is really slow running drains in the upper unit. If I run the wat...
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Hey everyone,I wanted to see what recommendations the BP community has when it comes to rehabbing a property in preparation for it to be rented. 1. What kind of material would you use that is ideal (low cost, durable...
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Just Kidding. Today I went to his free seminar, where they spend 2 hours trying to get you to buy their 3 day course for only $5885. But wait, if you register today, you'll get in for only $1685. Kinda reminds me of @...
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Hello everyone!I am closing on a 20 unit building and my goal is to make it as "green" as possible. It currently has 7 vacant units, it is a 1928 brick building with a flat roof. So, I am looking for any and all of th...
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From 2008 to 2013 it was easy to have a really nice run of buying red hot distressed single family homes in the Atlanta market. Homes built from 2000-2007 that had sold from $150,000 to $170,000 and cost $135,000 to ...
Hello everyone, Can I please get some help analyzing my first rental investment? I'm looking at this duplex built in 1915 located in one of the nicer sections of Hamtramck Michigan. (I'm very familiar with this area) ...
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I had a zoom call yesterday with my manager and a member of our housekeeping team. We kind of got off topic and started talking about the "calls to remember" from this past summer. Here are a few:
- "Dryer is smell...
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What is your WHY??? What wakes you up in the morning and makes you want to do a deal? When I started 5 years ago, I used to think it was for financial freedom or more time with my future kids, but now I think I just e...