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@Ali Boone , @Charles McNelly, and others have talked about lifestyle design, and how it fits into their real estate investing - or should I say, how their real estate investing fits into their lifestyle design. I've ...
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Hello all
Currently looking at some properties. As a new investor, I️ just wanted to know some of the factors that made you pick a property. For example why did some target single family as opposed to condos or multi...
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Can anyone speak for the difference in paint quality and coverage between Sherwin Williams and Lowes or Home Depot paint?
This is for a rental.
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Hey gang, I'm looking for some feedback from investors who have gone the live-in flip route. I'm in the market to buy out in the Colorado Springs area, and figure if I'm going to buy, I'd rather buy something I can f...
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I own a 2 bedroom condo and I want to change the carpet in the living room to laminate. Can we do this while the tenant is still in place? Does that create any hazardous conditions while the work is going on?-Dinesh,
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I have some departing tenants whose dog apparently tried to bury bones in the wall-to-wall carpet. There are two bald spots about 6" across and one edge that was shredded in an 8" wide patch for a stretch of about 2'....
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I have been on Bigger Pockets for a few months now and have really enjoyed all the information that is available. Have listened to all of the podcast and most of them twice. Have read a majority of the articles a...
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Hi BP family,
I just joined BP this week and I'm completely inspired to get started and grow with this community. I started learning RE (reading+listening) educational materials/content for the last three months, bu...
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One of my SFH rentals is ready for some updating. It has tile throughout, but the tile is dated and dirty after years of tenants and turnovers. The house is a single story ranch, concrete slab sub floor. What are othe...
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So I have read this blog until my eyes have bleed and have actually learned a lot. I am currently looking for an investor in my area to "shadow" and learn more from. I called my local reia about joining and ...