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Hi, My name is Marina Montague. I am interior designer and home re-modeler. I am also a licensed agent, and I buy all investment properties for my company, I am working for. If you have any questions regarding buildi...
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My partner and I just closed on our first flip together and when it came down to dividing up the profit we've run into some issues. He wants his wife to get paid a separate design fee for her involvement. This had bee...
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If you're a designated Real Estate Professional as far as taxes go how many units are you self managing?I'm self employed and my day business makes a pretty good income. Employees take care of most of the work so I do...
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I would love to fully immerse myself in the real estate investment lifestyle and begin working for experience rather than a simple paycheck. I will most likely be taking a paycut seeing as I am currently working ...
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This is the After:This is when we bought it:This is going to be an in depth write up of the work we completed on my first flip, located in a wealthy suburb of Detroit that will hopefully net us around $150k (eat that ...
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Looking to GC a pool and outdoor bar installation for my home. Looking for the do's/don't the up's and downs. Any books, articles or referrals to consultants.
I'm in South Florida, a friend on mind got a bunch of qu...
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Building a spec home. Who do you need to have W9's and Certificate of Insurance for? I understand that all trades need to have these but what about the GC or company doing engineering work? How do I know who I need...
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When a realtor is investing in a flip 50/50 with another investor with finances, time with project management, and making decisions on design. Should the realtor still receive their commission for selling the home?
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Hello BP community! I run a very small Airbnb property management company in Colorado and I recently had an investor ask me for guidance on upgrading a run-down duplex and optimizing it for Airbnb. I wanted to see i...
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Hello BiggerPockets Family,I'll be starting out my REI journey with a purchase of my first duplex! I've worked on getting an LLC, and it's finally been approved. Could anyone suggest a good/fair priced designer to com...