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BPers, sigh... I thought I did my due diligence, but apparently not so. We bought a house in Hampon, VA, it is 15 min walk to the beach. Instead of putting it in the rental market, I wanted to try airbnb it. So I rese...
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Hi BP family! I’m looking to invest in short term and long term rentals in Virginia. Can you share you experience and recommendations for the following areas:Luray, VARileyville, VAFront Royal, VAWinchester,VAShenando...
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Hi Everyone!I am John. I am formerly from Toledo, Ohio and am now living in Sydney, Australia for my full-time job in the Big Data space. I was introduced to BP after looking for Real Estate books on amazon. The kindl...
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Has anyone had any success with buying motivated seller leads or buying into a website that produces them for you?
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My main worry as an out of state investor is if I want to get a property at a discount, the property would needs to be in some form of distress. I would then need to rehab it so that I can rent it out as a buy-and-ho...
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If you have an air bnb unit you should consider listing it in furnishedfinder.com this website specializes in renting to travel nurses. The nurses are usually in a 90 day contracts. You will get higher rent than typ...
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BiggerPockets! I work at BP and I'm working on building a landing page for Detroit. Would anyone be willing to share why you choose to invest in the city? Why is it a great city for investors?
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Hello everyone,So...I have a mentor that is adamant about door knocking pre-foreclosures to generate leads. In my personal opinion, I feel it's dangerous; as you are dealing with sensitive homeowners. Her theory is "w...
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I am the owner of a 10,000 sqft luxury mansion in Hawaii that I have spent the past two years renovating and managing. We've found that the property is perfect for large families, yoga retreats, and corporate groups. ...
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I'd love to hear from folks about what they think of Airbnb and it's use for STRs. As an avid user of Airbnb over the years, when it started, it was viewed as this amazing alternative to hotels that offered a very com...