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Good Day All, I am relatively new to Real Estate investing and was wondering what sort of strategies people were using to invest in the Bay Area - specifically Scotts Vally, Santa Cruz ares. I am interested in all sor...
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I was burnt out. For nearly fifteen years I had worked as a commercial photographer trying to balance art and commerce. I felt like I had failed. The commerce me had killed the creative me. The problem was that fi...
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If you could only pick one type of location to invest in STR's for the rest of your investing career, which type of location would it be? Near the mountains(Like Gatlinburg), near the beach(Like Destin), or in a city(...
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This thread's for all my fellow New England investors looking for answers amidst this year's downturn. How things are going with your short term rental bookings? While everyone wants to bat a thousand every swing most...
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Looking for cities that are STR FRIENDLY! Any suggestions??!
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I have a pretty simple process for selling houses. 2 of the things I do is every Monday morning, I call/email/text every agent that has shown the property in the past week, and every one that has come through my open ...
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Is it worth it to renovate an out dated cabin (needs newer bathrooms, kitchen, staining )that is a 4 bedroom or buy and a newer 2 bedroom in this region? Is it worth the expense to make the higher cash flow potential ...
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Greetings Compatriots!
This is my first post, my first purchase, my first foray into real estate investing.
AND I AM TERRIFIED EXCITED!!!
I would love to hear any input from the sages here and become an activ...
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Welcome to our "Question of the Week"! We have all likely looked at, or even bought a fair amount of real estate in your career. Despite all that, we all have that property type that would be our dream. Do you own it?...
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Hi Everyone,first post on the forum and pretty new to BP.Background: My wife and I are in our late 20s, living in Boston, and are sitting on equity in our apartment. Both of us have well paying jobs, no kids, and an a...