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yep, about a foot of water in my basement apartment in my triplex. Called the flood insurance company, but my deductible is fairly high ($5k) so I'm looking to still do this cleanup on the cheap. Anybody have any good...
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I found BiggerPockets about 2 years ago. It has been an amazing time learning so much about real estate investing and hearing all of the incredible stories from amazing investors around the world.In the past 6 months ...
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Our General Contractor is requesting a 28% downpayment upon signing the contract for rehab work, prior to any work being started and he claims that he has been doing this for decades and never had issues with that bei...
When banks start restricting credit, they are not confident about people's ability to repay. That means the use of Lines of Credit, HELOCS and other lending for real estate investing will dry up too.
Wells Unexpected...
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Hello everyone,Today I signed up for BiggerPockets. I am a fifteen year old boy living in Texas, and my name is Adrian. I don't know if I'm posting this in the right thread, so please tell me if I'm not. I have this c...
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I've noticed that a lot of people on the site come on and ask about how they can get started investing with a poor credit score and if that score even matters in real estate.I'd argue that it does. I think it makes o...
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It's been a while since I posted on this, and I get a lot of questions on it, so here goes:
1. Location matters. Gatlinburg is ground zero. You will pay a premium to be there, but it will probably pay off in the l...
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Hello BP,
SO as I am searching for property, I am wondering how this will affect prices, and the overall state of real estate.
Should I move forward and purchase or hold off for potentially better deals?
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An article recently published by Redfin highlights the current working from home trend. In a survey it's revealed that up to 1 in 4 newly remote workers expect to continue working from home after COVID 19 passes.
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Introducing Long Distance Real Estate Investing: How to Buy, Rehab, and Manage Out-of-State Properties by David Greene.Is your local market keeping you from investing? Are you leery of investing in a property where y...