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Do you guys have any suggestion on inspirational/motivational materials, preferably audio (MP3) so one can listen while driving. Thanks.
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I say that because of my previous thread about a tenant giving some homemade fudge with last month's rent.
I was invited to share Thanksgiving dinner with one of my tenants and his family at their apartment. I was de...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $295,000
Cash invested: $125,000
our first beach house we purchased, a great short term rental !
What mad...
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Any suggestions if I am looking at purchasing a park as to
1) Key things to look for and questions to ask the seller
2) bank financing options
3) typical bank turn arounds on these
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My neighbor is redoing her kitchen. The kitchen connects to the hallway, which has 50-year-old oak flooring she's not interested in changing.Grey cabinets, white countertops, grey-ish tile backsplash.Wood flooring is ...
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I would like to ask about funding a deal and the order in which it's been said you should approach it.This is what I heard from one source: FIND, FUND, FIX, EXIT. Seems to me if you go find the property first, that's ...
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That's right I'm a newbie to Bigger Pockets from Evergreen, Colorado. I've been dabbling in buy and hold properties since 2006. I currently have one rental in Evergreen, Colorado and one in Whitefish, Montana. Mostly ...
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Hey guys,I am currently working on my first direct mail marketing campaign. My question for those of you who have done direct mail before what is the best method to use in your mail? Is it yellow letters, postcards, h...
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Just wondering if we have any cigar smokers on BP. I just finished a Bolivar PC, which was quite good, and decided I would find out who here likes the occasional smoke. If so, what did you smoke this weekend? What i...
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I'm researching commercial loans and how they work. I understand that a majority of them carry a 5 year balloon AND an amortization period (usually 30 years). What's the purpose of having the balloon payment? If I ref...