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I am finally situated to get into REI but in all honesty, I am scared to death! My intentions is to by and flip and doing the bulk of the work myself. Pretty much my only fear is not knowing ENOUGH about the process, ...
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What’s the protocol on using more than one agent for searching for str investment properties in the same area? Is this viewed poorly? I don’t have contracts with any agents yet.
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Hi BP Fam!So the rule of thumb I hear is to have the tenants gross income equal or greater than three times the rent rate. Just to clarify, If I have a boyfriend and girlfriend, sisters, friends, whomever renting my u...
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When running numbers on an investment property, I focus more on equity growth than monthly cash flow.
Here’s why:
If I can acquire a property at a low basis and add significant value, I can:
1) Sell and reinves...
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I've been using the free version of Airdna to get a better idea of how specific markets perform with STR. Does anyone currently pay for the state or national information? Is it worth the $500/month?
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Hi fellow Bigger Pockets investors!It's nice to meet you all. I'm a newbie to the forum but not a newbie to investing - I've owned / own a few properties (single family, duplex, etc.). I've been trying to buy my fir...
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Hi BP community, I looking to break into the Fix n Flip REI strategy and I have a few questions. 1) What is the first thing I should do? Is it finding local properties in disrepair, finding hard money lenders, or get...
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I am working for an (extremely new) real estate crowdfunding company.As a startup that has just launched last week, we have very few links to our site. As a result we do not rank very high in Google or other major sea...
Hi, I am from the UK and I am assisting my daughter, Jessica who has a property in Rochester, NY that she rents out.We are desperately looking for some advice and direction in finding a bona fide property management c...