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Currently own/reside in a SFH in Illinois. Recently purchased a SFH in Palm Springs, CA as an investment/vacation rental. Plan to retire in CA. Looking for vacation rental tips and tricks.
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The yellow letter no doubt increases your call quantity, but does it increase your call QUALITY ?
Invitation style envelopes, hand written fonts and colored blue will all spark interest in and get your mail opened mo...
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Hello BP universe! I seek your advice and wisdom once again!I've been looking at properties in the Oakland Bay Area and have noticed a lot of single family homes with in law units that aren't permitted. I was wonderin...
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Hey everyone, I believe I am now in a position to begin earning passive income. I posted once before on the topic but now am really ready to move forward. I have a few ideas and look forward to bouncing them off of ...
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Hello, everyone!I am new to Bigger Pockets and to the Real Estate world, with goals to invest in buy and hold rentals, especially multifamily.I turned 26 in December, and started my career as an orchard manager near m...
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Posted in diaries, but figured it'd be seen more here? In any event....:Ok, story time :o)So I have been waiting and looking for another property for a while now, and kinda depressed on banks in my town not willing to...
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Situation:
A family is looking to rent a larger single family home for up to 2 years (international family on work visa until end of 2013). They currently rent at $2400 per month in my sub-division and want to rent i...
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C-U-P-SWhen dealing with homeowners I am sure that you find that many of them reference Zillow as their source for their home valuation. I have developed a selling system; C-U-P-S which allows me to present my offer t...
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Hi BP community!My name is Marshall and I live in Savannah, GA. I am a mechanical engineer by degree and work experience, but left my most recent corporate job (had been there for 10 years) in April of this year (I t...
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Hello all,I recently received an email offering lending. I asked for more to details to try and vet the party, and I was sent a website richardlendinghome.com for further information. Everything "seems" legit, what ar...