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Hello BiggerPockets!My name is Justin, I am new to real estate investing and I am excited to contribute to the BP community. I am based in San Francisco and I am originally from Tampa, FL. Given the expensive nature o...
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Hey there BP Community!I had a very interesting conversation the other day with a Buy and Hold stock investor who is completely sitting on the sidelines with Stable Funds over the next six months to a year. He said th...
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I have a property in Port Charlotte Florida. The garage is seperate from the house and 720 square feet. What's the best way to figure out if its worth it to convert it or not? I see the market rental going through the...
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I have a couple of duplexes (upper and lower in each building) and each duplex has one furnace for both upper and lower units, I am paying the utilities right now, but would really like to have the tenants pay for ...
So this is an idea that my wife and I have been bouncing around for the last couple of months. We are new to investing and looking for some rental properties. Preferably we would like to start out with short term/Airb...
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I am reading that REO's in the Tampa Florida area are going for list price. How can this be accurate as that leave NO meat of the bone to rehab, sell & make a profit. ANY insight & advice for the Tampa Area wo...
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Hi, Fellow BPersI have a question on what strategy is the best on turning a rundown motel we recently purchased and would appreciate your inputs:This is a 20-unit beachfront motel that has been poorly run in the past ...
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Good evening BP,I just got done reading a forum on the increase in foreclosures and there was plenty of data points being discussed and debated. But while reading through, I didn’t see anyone discuss what they are doi...
I've been dealing with insurance companies and am convinced this is the biggest scam in the world. Every year the premiums go up and if you have the audacity to ever make a claim, they raise your rates and try to p...
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Looking for a RE Mastermind group that meets monthly in the Tampa area. Looking for less of the teacher/student type group (although I'm not opposed to learning) and more of the group think/talk type of group. Any g...