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I'm hoping to get some perspective from people here on an experience I'm having in current markets. I would like to put some money into a property that can bring in some cash flow, or at least break even, and I want t...
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This is the most basic budget question. My wife and I use Mint.com to track our finances and we just finished sitting down and looking at our spending for the year. This gives a really good place to start for a budg...
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Hola!
I'm on the verge of purchasing my first RE investment (s). Keeping neighborhood classes out of the argument and risk aversion is irrelevant, what would YOU do? As far as finances and tax advantages go!?
Scenar...
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I know this is a strange post but I am looking for advice/guidance. I own a moving company in the Chicago area and have ~100 employees (full+part time). We are very seasonal and even during a month busy only at certai...
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Have you ever had an emotional tie to property? What did you do about it? How did you weigh pros Abs cons?
I’m not *really* a newbie at managing real estate, but definitely never looked at it as an investment the way...
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Just saw the (pretty harsh) results from a survey about the new VRBO service fee, and I was curious to see what you all thought of this.Has the new fee been affecting your vacation rental bookings? Are any of you plan...
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Let me propose to you a slightly different method to approach your DMM/PPC/FB ads campaigns.
First lets recap the "popular" marketing methods:
DMM, D4D, Bandit signs suck! Yes they suck. They are an inferior way of...
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When doing a conract with my GC on a rehab project, what are appropriate prices for:-installing a microwave (above sink)-hooking up stove (basically just means moving it into place and plugging it in)-setting refriger...
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Hi everyone, look. I am going to become a host on airbnb, so, trying to set up the house for guests, and I need to know which smart locks are reliable. I found this thread herehttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/530/...
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My name is William Alston.
People mostly call me Mr. Bill.
Why is too long for this post.
I'm in Sacramento, CA just watching the melt down... er ummm recession... I mean depression.... or riots maybe..
I am just...