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Part 1
A large majority of people should have their retirement fu...
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Hey! I am looking for leads for cohosting and rental arbitrage in the DMV (DC, MD, VA) area. After doing analysis, it looks like the best way to make a good return is to try an STR in DC proper, but when I look up reg...
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Any tips or resources for analyzing the different neighborhoods of Chicago?The resources I’ve found put all of Chicago together, which obviously doesn’t paint the whole picture!
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I'm wanting to migrate from Evolve, and I'm wanting to take over as much of the management as possible. I've setup new listings and integrations with Hospitable, Schlage, Pricelabs and other services. The challenge is...
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I recently purchased a rental property and formed an LLC, to which I plan to transfer ownership of the home. Lawyer says this is standard operating procedure, and should be done. However, lawyer also said that techn...
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Has anyone here used a Land Trust? I would like to use one with a fannie mae mortgaged property in GA if it really alllows you to move it under an LLC w/o triggering due on sale
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Hi All,As there are many well established, and up and coming, rental property investors on here I figured I would ask this question of you.I hear many different options for financing your first rental property. This ...
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Hello all, not sure if this will help anyone, but if you are getting started please read. If you are an expert please include your thoughts!I am newer to BiggerPockets and I have already benefited so much from the net...
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Hey everyone, I see that VRBO has a new dynamic pricing tool that is free. I first dismissed it as a way to race to the bottom so that they can keep making cashola off us like AirBNB's does.
However, @John Underwood...
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Hey All - New to Biggerpockets and excited to learn from this great platform! A little back story, originally from NJ then relocated to Mesa AZ for work - purchased my first property in 2014 since it is cheaper to buy...