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OK BP community,Saw a nice house in distress and bank owned. Its a brick rancher with detached garage. The kicker is it has a huge built in swimming pool that clearly needs a liner. I personally have a built in pool a...
A Piece of Something is Better Than a Piece of Nothing
I see this simple concept overlooked and underappreciated……all of the time. At the office, in our homes, and at the proverbial negotiating table. How many times...
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All the emphasis and effort on renovations and inspections is ultimately an attempt to control the controllables enough to create a desirable home for a future resident. Once a home is “rent ready,” it signals the bat...
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BP Nation,I have been scouring through forum threads and podcasts since joining tbe website last month, but I have been doing so as a "basic" member. I am starting a strategic marketing campaign to find wholesale dea...
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I have noticed that there are a few properties in San Antonio that have multiple addresses (duplexes or quads) and are built on SFH zoned properties. Does anyone know how this is accomplished without rezoning. I fou...
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what are the pros and con in having a real estate licence when buying and flipping and buying and renting?
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How have you chosen if you want to do a flip or rental? Do you typically decide before starting the project or after the house has been rehabbed? And is the type of rehabbing different depending on if it is a rental o...
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I am working on getting my first house under contract and after viewing the house im not sure if it’s a good deal or not. Here are the numbers Arv = 200,000 to 230,000Repairs = Total gut and rehab. My estimate was 70,...
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Hello BP community! What advice would you give to an investor starting out in terms of location? Of course the adage is "if the numbers work" but what areas inside 1604 do you think with will grow the fastest or be th...
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Hello, I am new to this forum and also to real estate investing. I have been currently self employed for the last 12 years and have been contributing to a SEP-IRA yearly. I am planning to buy a Beach Condo which will ...