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Economic Update
(Monday, October 19, 2020)
At its core, real estate is a people business, and being kind to people is a business approach that never goes wrong. Being kind builds a positive image. It earns trust...
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Hi All,
My situation: First time home buyer. I was approved for $320K by a lender. I am located in Florida but I am open to relocating anywhere in the US for the right opportunity. My plan before I knew anything,...
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I’m new to Bigger Pockets and have a question I haven’t seen addressed. I am a 15% owner of an LLC that is selling a manufactured home park. Can I do a 1031 exchange for my own private residence that I am converting t...
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I have had this house on Zillow and Craig's List for almost 20 days. I have had very little response, and those that do show do not follow up by filling out my credit check form. Here is the list:http://www.zillow.c...
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Two weeks ago I was successful in evicting a tenant who stopped paying rent when COVID hit. It took over 5 months to get the eviction because the tenant is incapacitated and ill. Family members moved in to take care...
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I must admit, I do NOT have any Vacation Rental properties. I am however; fascinated by this niche, and in fact was the one that pushed to get a forum devoted to it. My question is this, how many of you actually have ...
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I know there are a couple of threads on the cost of furnishing a STR and they do appear to vary greatly (size, market, target audience etc.) and I'd still love to hear about cost but some of my other questions for the...
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So I'm ready to buy my first SFH rental, but I'm struggling with a few things. I want to know what expenses I MUST account for when calculating rental income minus expenses. (Tax, Insurance, etc.) Also, how do I know ...
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Hello BP,
I'm having the toughest time financing a duplex in Baltimore city, they had to push the closing date back 2 times already. It seems to be the appraiser that is holding it up. The property is designated a...
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Just curious to see if anyone has started a tiny house community. I am thinking about developing one and was going to use the mobile home park concept as a model. I've done some preliminary research and looked at wh...