I spent the better half of my 20's struggling to obtain the coveted bachelor's degree, career, and 401k dream. Once I finally did, I admit it felt like the ultimate success. Starting as a systems engineer in a large, ...
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After re-reading Rich Dad's Cashflow Quadrant, I have a renewed focus of increasing our passive income from our investments. Up to this point, my main focus has been on increasing our net worth. Right now we are gener...
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I have a question regarding property managers. Is it abnormal for them to do a 2-minute analysis of whether they're willing to manage a property and give an estimated rent potential when shot an address?I'm dealing w...
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I have been changing some processes at my STR and it has come out more and more that my cleaner is not the best fit for me. She has been open about things she won't do (change duvets every clean, spot clean carpets w...
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I had an electrician address a problem with my hot water heater, he fixed the wiring, but referred me to a plumber to replace the heating element and thermostat. The plumber wants to replace the entire unit for $2,800...
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Hi BPI would like to start a thread that chronologically outline our growth as real estate investors.please think back to your portfolio and pick out the ones you learn big lessons on.please list in chronological ord...
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I hope everybody is having a great day . I need some light into a question I have. I am considering to create LLC’s for my properties , perhaps a series LLC. I read that no matter how good is the structure you set...
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Hi everyone, Newbie to STR here. So I narrowed down my market already and am starting to go to open houses. When you go to open houses, how do you decide if it's the right house for STR (after the numbers make sense)?...
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Hey REI world! Im planning on doing a rent by room house hack as traditional house hacks with working numbers in my area are hard to come by. I am somewhat concerned about vacancy. My city Grand Forks ND has a large c...
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Hello Everyone,
I'm an out of state first time investor. I'm looking for investors of single family rentals to connect with in Indianapolis to better learn this market and what my realistic expections should be. ...