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I'm in the process of buying my first rental property in Lincoln Park and in a sticky situation. The owner claimed it was zoned as a 3 flat, but the zoning certificate came in as a 2 flat a few days before closing. ...
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If you had $50k to invest...what would you do with it?
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Hi BP community! My name is Celine and I am new to real estate investing. I have been on the site for over a month and learnt so much about REI. I am excited to start! I read articles, the posts on forums and listened...
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I was listening to show 441 of the BiggerPockets podcast yesterday on my way to work and was blown away by a strategy mentioned by Hakeem Valles. Hakeem said that inviting investors to be on a podcast is a great way ...
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I am from Southern California and this is absolutely the hottest market i've seen in a long time.. The problem is.. its sooo expensive!! I don't think spending 500k+ getting a duplex only to cash flow a couple of hun...
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Anyone invest in the Riverside, CA area? I was hoping to hear peoples opinion about specific areas in Riverside for buy/hold. Any areas to stay away from? In particular I was looking at homes off of Magnolia/La Sier...
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Im in position to buy my first investment property. With the virus issues just starting to heat up Im now wondering am I starting out at the beginning of a bad time to enter the market? This will be my first Investmen...
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For those that saw my first BP post yesterday asking if you would allow chickens, and if so, what you would charge for a deposit...I met said applicant today. When I informed her that there would be strict guidelines ...
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My 19,000th post and this is all I got. ;)https://time.com/6223185/airbn...A lot of people cashed out their equity (gained through pure luck) to purchase a short-term rental in unfamiliar markets that were over-priced...
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So I owe two homes that I'm renting out, one tenant is paying just fine but the other tenant owes me two months of non-payment and are not paying since she's been unemployed. If she applies for unemployment, she'd be ...