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I met with an electrician about upgrading and updating all the electrical at my house.
He sent me the quote the next day and I agreed.
That evening he turned up at my house to collect $500 cash to buy materials.
I sai...
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Hello! As some of you know, I’m brand new to BP and loving it! In the short month that I’ve been listening, It’s completely opened my eyes to a new way of thinking about real estate and money, while forcing me to re...
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I have been working toward a buying a house using a Realtor as my Buying Agent. Deal is supposed to close the end of this month January.Summarizing, I made it clear to MY $#@!ing Realtor that I did NOT want my deal t...
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So I bought a 3 family in NJ and have gut renovated all apartments and have had great luck thus far but have run into my real first issue. Here is the situationI gutted one of the units (3 bedroom 1 bath) with a new k...
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The story you are about to read has transpired over the past 6-8 months. There are areas in which I made mistakes and contractors made mistakes. This is completely factual, and, looking back on it, was a great learnin...
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Here's an article: https://www.wsj.com/articles/t...With rent rates increasing dramatically, a housing shortage around the country, and new generations that feel entitled, I suspect we'll see more of these. I find it ...
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I am securing an off market deal in Anne Arundel County Maryland. Because it's my first deal, I think my lender is charging me high fees for settlement purposes. For example, appraisal fee is $650 and when I questione...
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I'm considering lowering my rents for the next 2-3 months only because of the strain that COVID-19 is causing. I am able to drop my rents considerably and still make the PITI payments. My number one goal in doing this...
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Hi everyone,I searched, but couldn't find anything, so am starting this post. I have rentals in decent, middle class neighborhoods, sort of upple middle of the spectrum in the area. My objective is to decrease vacanci...
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What are your thoughts on turnkey rentals when looking for out of state rentals for a new investor to get their feet wet? Great idea with low risk? Terrible mistake? What do you think?