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Hi everyone!This is my *personal* home...not a rental. I live in a contemporary-style Cedar home. We have updated it a lot over the years and now I'm beginning on my living room.The living room has a cathedral ceiling...
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Hi folks - I'm new to BP and to REI in general and am looking for some advice as I get started. I purchased my SFR back in 2007 (what terrible timing!) in Los Angeles county and plan to continue living here for the ne...
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Hey guys,Reading about performing notes has fascinated me; seems like such a superior investment compared to stocks/bonds in terms of variance and ROI. What else is out there that is relatively passive? Can be REI or ...
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Houses that scare other people. That is what I love. The uglier the better. The more cat piss the better, and the more charred wood, the better. Hoarders, sewer back ups, excessive cats, crack houses, and on and on...
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I'm about to go into a hoarder/mismanaged potential apartment building and am prepping for the worst, so it got me thinking. whats the most disgusting/craziest/expensive thing you've ever found in a prospective or ren...
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Hey BP members, I'm in sort of a predicament that could use some outside input. I'm closing on my first duplex for me to house hack in two weeks and can't decide if it'l be worth it for me to build a detached garage o...
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Hiis there a similar website for canada ? content seems very focus on the US.Trying to start but while the reading and the theory is probably ok globally, markets are very different based on location.I am in BC and de...
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I have read that yellow letters cost less based on response rate. I have read about people doing very well just mailing postcards. I understand that the list I pull is a factor and testing and tweaking is something I...
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I'm curious to hear from other Vancouver Island investors to see if you have been able to locate any buy and hold opportunities with cash flow? I'm over in Courtenay and not having much luck here lately. My wife and ...
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Starting this thread after reading through the "Austin is Hot" thread. After reading that thread, the Austin atmosphere looks similar to California. I'm a California investor and certainly a dearth of deals out ther...