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I am moving to Dallas either the end of June or beginning of July due to a job offer upon graduating this spring. I am a first time home buyer and have plenty of questions. Most of my questions right now are questio...
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We are just starting down the RE path and have a ton of questions. Before I can find the answer I have thought of 3 other questions I need answers to. Just trying to avoid any massive mistakes that would sour this buy...
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Hello Bigger Pockets. Thank you in advance for providing such a great platform and community for real estate investing! I am new to real estate investing. I currently live in a townhouse that I bought as a new constru...
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Tenant complained of faint sewer smell.
Plumber snaked camera into pipe from toilet and identified broken pip with water popped where it shouldn’t be.
Estimate is $20,000 to excavate, replace and potential foundat...
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What kind of real estate technology would benefit you today?
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I am interested in learning more about the medium term rental strategy. I recently listened to a BP podcast with an investor primary renting medium term with great results. We have a home in Gilbert AZ that will long ...
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Wanted to see what everyone thought about this. What is a healthy and ideal vacancy rate? There's a fine line between too low and uncomfortably high; if it's too low, you're more than likely leasing for under-market a...
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Hi all, I'm looking at some single family properties in the area and there is one for sale that says the current tenants are paying $500 below market value. I've read a lot if posts about the difficulty of vacating a ...
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yep, about a foot of water in my basement apartment in my triplex. Called the flood insurance company, but my deductible is fairly high ($5k) so I'm looking to still do this cleanup on the cheap. Anybody have any good...
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What is the difference?I evaluate properties for what they could potentially sell for all the time. Its part of my job. What do appraisers do that is any different?