Hi all, Very new to real estate, property managing, landlording, and all of the above. I hired a local property manager because doing it myself was a bit too much with my full time job. My personal SFH built in 2019 h...
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I have the opportunity to buy income properties from a company called Strongbrook. I have come across BiggerPockets (thank goodness) and have read a forum on Strongbrook that has made me wary. I too have had some...
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I've posted about this before but I don't feel that a reasonable and sufficient conclusion was ever reached, at least not on my part.I have not yet done any deals. I currently work 8-5, have about 30k in the bank, and...
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Has anyone had experience buying a home warranty to streamline maintenance costs? Seems like a decent concept if you include are comprehensive in the policy...especially now that I am self managing a number of my prop...
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Hello everyone,
I'm new to the forums, but have been reading the posts and articles here for some time now. I seek your wisdom!
A small group of friends and myself all work jobs with low hours and good income. We ha...
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I have my first buy and hold under renovations currently and I’ll be the first to say it is not a home run deal. Nevertheless, I have been learning a lot. With that said, I have been working on developing some metrics...
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Hi, fellow investors
I have been an investor for 4 years and recently I purchased my first airbnb condo unit. I feel a little scared but at the same time excited, as I have been wanting to try this model for a while ...
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Do you guys only buy in good areas?Does anybody buy in bad areas or below average areas?For instance, property is close to "druggies " area....An appraiser came to a unit and there is a passed out tenant on the couch....
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Hello everyone,Please feel free to leave comments. I already posted a story about my 1st Flip as an investor despite being in the military and stationed overseas. To recap that story I was able to partner with anoth...