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What has been the hardest part of flipping for you? Was the hardest part different when you first started vs now that you have a lot of experience under your belt?
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I'm in the middle of purchasing my first flip and I'm getting a little nervous and would like to make sure I'm doing this right. I live in California and the house is in Texas. This is a major renovation (close to 1...
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I've been reading on the 50% rule for calculating viability on a potential rental income property:
Gross monthly rent
-(minus)50% for operating expenses
______________________________(equals)
NOI(Net Operating Inco...
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They gave notice of move out end of March. I've had two showings in about 1.5 weeks. Usually I do an open house in summers but it's slim pickings and waiting for enough people to justify an open house is not feasible,...
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Hey all,There have been a few articles on CNBC talking about new home sales plunged 25% in recent months (YoY) and also today there is an article talking about existing home sales also seem to trend down comparing to...
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Hello my name is Dexter Marcus. I live in and reside in the Atlanta market. I'm so glad to finally be apart of the BP family. This site has given so much useful information and knowledge. My Uncle has given me tons of...
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We have 20% down for 2 STRs and will self manage from Arizona. Where are you investing next?
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Hey everyone, my name is Kenny Schumacher and I'm a new investor living in San Jose, CA. I purchased my first residential rental property in Huntsville, AL in May 2019, which was initiated after meeting an investor du...
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Soooo...I found this fixer upper property on MLS , it has been there for 3days so far. Its listed as duplex, but it has four units rented out . Looks like needs exterior paint maybe more, no due diligence allowed till...
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I’ve posted multiple questions about this duplex we are (potentially) about to close on. I am in over my head and need more advice. The duplex was a SFH converted to a duplex. They listed it while the plumbing wasn’t ...