Hi Biggerpockets community!I've been lurking and educating myself on the idea of real estate investing for a little over a year now. Sadly, I got stuck with analysis paralysis and became stagnant, learning & readi...
Do you rather send 6,000 letters or 12,000 postcards?I know there is a mixed opinion in BP about what marketing pieces work better, letters or post cards.I'm about to send my second batch of letters/postcards. I got ...
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What colors, types, and brands of paint do you use in your rentals? I am looking for something that I can use on all of my property. Thanks for the info.
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Hey everyone,
So my husband and I have been doing SMS marketing for a few months now and we just recently tried Launch Control and I have a love/hate relationship with it. It’s a great concept, but poor execution in ...
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2018, a new year and a new journey for myself and my wife Amy. We have a long term goal of owning rental properties. Over the past year we have been lurking on biggerpockets and reading real estate books. This year we...
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Hi,
Any recommendations on how to find foreclosure properties in Chicago land area?
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For the past two and a half years I have become focused on increasing my real estate activity and investment. During that time, I have been rather silently soaking in Bigger Pockets Blog articles, forum conversatio...
Has anyone rented to someone who home brews beer? Did it make the place smell or create a nuisance? My applicant asked me about having water in the garage...I asked "why would you need that?" And he said, "because ...
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It's 5:23 local time here in Washington State. I had to chuckle as I just glanced up and saw that. Everyone in my house is fast asleep and I'm pounding out a "low money down" plan for acquiring property. Blame it all ...
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I currently manage 18 units and will be adding 10 or so this month. I don't have any software now other than quick books. I am looking to see what everyone is using, how they like it and what they recommend. Thank you...