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Hey Bigger Bockets members!I’m new to investing and was wondering if anyone had advice in researching optimal locations for rental properties. I am looking to start off by house hacking and would like to narrow down a...
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Good afternoon BP world. I have looked at a property that I am interested in offering on. I thought I would get some input from the group first. Here are the details:20 total units in 2 adjoining buildings. One is 8 u...
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Hi all,I live in Los Angeles / Orange county, California. I have reserved some cash to deep my toe in REI, and if things work out great, I can allocate more cash into this biz to scale up.Since I'm new to this, so I'm...
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Hey there,I was wondering if REIs apply to lenders directly or use mortgage brokers? through what I have heard here and there, investors have been applying themselves. Could you list pros and cons of each? I'd think o...
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How would I go about screening prospective commercial tenants? I tried searching this topic on BP but so far, haven't found a discussion. So does it not exist or is it no different than residential tenant screening,...
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Hello BP Community,I've a situation that I'd like to get your thoughts and wisdom on.We have a rental townhouse that has a no pet policy. House has been on market for ~7 weeks with only 5 showings. We understood from ...
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Hi folks! My partner and I are just getting started, and I'm thrilled that BP exists! (I think I'm about 30 hours deep in the podcast already).My partner is a software engineer who's handling capital generation for ...
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When I first started investing in real estate I remember everyone said turnover is expensive and is what kills investors. I will have to disagree, I love turnover! I allow all of my tenants to break their leases at an...
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Hi folks, one of my 2 rentals is long term. They did not skip rent so far, but always late. I raised the rent little, just because I liked them with kids and all. Rent jumped in Sacramento last few years, rent is now ...
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I wanted to provide some of what I hope to be very educational content! I also would like to receive any feedback from tenured investors on the process that I took , maybe where potential improvements can be made! My ...