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I just closed an occupied REO SFH in California last week. I drove by the house but it seemed no one lived there. From the windows, I saw there was a big mess inside the house: very dirty carpet; old and dirty furnitu...
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While I know the information I want to know when someone calls about my property, I always stumble when first answering a call.
Me: Hello, How may I help you?
Caller: Yes, I'm calling about the house fo...
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This past week when checking on something in the attic of one of our active rehabs, our handyman gave us a call explaining how he had found some pretty disturbing items. When he had been in there a month prior, the pl...
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I am looking for a 4-5 bed house in the phoenix area with an ADU for my fiance and I to live in. This househack strategy has been suggested to me considering the scarcity of cash flowing residential multifamily proper...
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I hope my subject line was clever enough. Hi I'm Aaron and this is my beginning story/success story. Sorry its long.I stumbled onto bigger pockets about 2 years ago maybe. For me the real estate interest started by wa...
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I have a number of rental units where I use the MLS rental lease. I use this so I make sure I meet the state requirements. I do not have a list of guidelines and/or rules that the tenant signs other then what is in ...
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We've had our duplex since October 4th, and listed our list unit (2B/1BA) on November 7th at $1,000 and tenants split electricity and gas.We've had lots of interest, but the problem seems to be that folks aren't meeti...
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Hi, my husband and I are going to invest in STR vacation property either in Palm Springs or Big Bear. We’d like to network with other people already doing it to learn from and with people just starting out like us to ...
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Hello BP family, I have a unit that has had several applicants but all have shown red flags. The last application has everything going for it except their credit score is bad (430). She recently went through a bad div...
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Hello BP,I'm a 1st time landlord. I am in the process of renting out my current SFH. I will be moving to my new house in a few days about 45 minutes away. I have in a fairly tight knit neighborhood, and one of the pre...