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I'm new to BP, and new to focused renting and REI. However I'm decades into both residential and commercial rentals. Up until recently, it has been a sideline or ancillary to my normal business. We have some residenti...
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If life has taught me anything so far, it's that things tend to happen for me when I just jump in. So, in that spirit, I would like to introduce myself as one of the newer members to the BP website and start building ...
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I have a day job that requires me to travel a lot and parents that I care for on California. I own 3 properties in Baltimore that were supposed to be renovated to make them ready to lease and pass inspections to obtai...
I know this HAS to have come up a number of times, so I'm sorry in advance. Im a pilot living in FL and am new to all things real estate. In an effort to educate myself i started an online real estate licensing cour...
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Hey BP Community, First time flipper and I need your help! I have a house under contract I’m planning to flip and I’m about to close on. I bought the house (about 1500 sq ft) for 80k in the 30032 zip code of Decatur w...
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Since January, I have looked at multi family homes in my area online. I had planned to live in the other unit. Last week, a realtor and I went looking at some multi family homes. I live outside of Philadelphia and ...
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Today, I am grateful for having decided on a professional property management company. And thankful they were dedicated enough to leave church -on a Sunday morning- to call the police and rush to the unit, all to prot...
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What kinds of licenses does it make sense to hold? Or what kinds of licenses do YOU hold?
I've seen some debate about real estate licenses, but what about, for example, general contractor licenses if you do a lot of ...
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Looking at markets within driving distance of DC for buy and hold cash flow. From the high level data and also the limited research I've done so far, Baltimore seems to have an abundance of affordable high cap rate pr...
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Hi guys! I recently acquired a short term rental in Big Bear, CA with a partner that closed in January and am now just starting to discuss this topic outside of my partner and circle since I don’t know where else to g...