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Hi all,
About a year ago we purchased a 2 story 2000 sq house in Garland, Tx as a rental. Got a great price but put about 25-30K in upgrades including new A/C, water heater and appliances. The house is all electric an...
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I've been reading a few posts about the benefits of bank relationships. I'd appreciate hearing stories from folks that have been successful at it.
One approach I read about was placing a deposit in a bank, then aski...
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Hey guys, a couple years ago, there was a big push that because of the market research that Starbuck put into there store locations staying ahead of their new store openings was a good thing, now we've got our own loc...
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Hey Everyone,My husband and I are new to real estate investing. We currenty live in Washington state close to the military base and own our current home. We are being stationed in Mississippi and are having to make ...
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My tenant informed me that she slipped, fell and caused a big crack in the fiberglass tub with the knee. House is 13 years old, so I would put life of tub at 13. She is claiming it's bad installation etc because they ...
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I've bought my first investment home/duplex to rent off. My thought is to paint the walls a good neutral color but not leave it plain white. I'm very new to this but my thought is, it is hard to rent off something if ...
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Anyone out there still maintain a full time W2 job while starting to sell real estate part time on the side? If so, how has your experience been with this? Thank you!
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I’m finally ready to tell the leap and buy a house, but because I live in an expensive Greater Seattle Area market, a mortgage on a quality home will consume a large chunk of my income. I’m looking for a creative hous...
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Hi there! I am so grateful for all I have gleaned from BP already, and I've barely scratched the surface. I'm looking forward to soaking up lots more real estate investing savvy from everyone, and hopefully learning...
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Well first I like to say i am very glad i found this site. Sooo much great information to learn. I'm new to real estate investing but, have read many books and try to soak up as much info as i can. I want to take ...