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Do you use biggerpockets.smartmove.com for your tenant screening? If so, how do you like it compared to others? If not, why not and who do you use? I used it for my prop and it seemed to work really well. W...
Hi BP, and thanks for a fantastic podcast and community!I recently sold my company which gave me a lot of capital for investments. I already invest in stock market via ETFs.However, I really love the idea of buy-to-le...
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Hi Folks
I am a newbie in real estate area and looking for passive income sources from Rental Properties. I currently live in NY so would look for out of state option only. Being a Software Developer by profession, I...
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First allow me to introduce myself. I had been researching rehabbing for a number of years now and when I cam across BP started listening to all of their podcast because I spend a lot of time on the road. I finally...
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I recently put a property under contract that was on a 1+ acre lot. I had a meeting with the country and they said that it appears that I am able to subdivide the lot into 3 lots - keep the existing house on one and c...
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With it being the 2nd, it might be a few days early for everyone to gage this....but Im curious what percentage of your tenants paid their rent for April, and where you are located. I had 1 tenant express that he mig...
So I have developed this theory. I have had the discussion with only a handful of folks but was interested to see what the BP Nation thought. I have tough skin, so if you think I am crazy, just let me know, no big d...
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More and more tenants and tenant applicants are quick to perk up and claim "I have a pitbull, it's an emotional support animal" as if they have found some fool proof loophole. Some applicants have as many as 3 pitbull...
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I received an email from a local apartment broker saying in our State rent collection is down about 5%. For myself this has not been the case I am at 100% which I have been through out the COVID situation. I still h...