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I am new to RE investing but would really like to start building wealth through RE. We own a townhouse and would like to buy a single family house in the next couple of years while keeping our townhouse and renting it...
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Good evening everyone!I just want to say hi! New investor in the Tacoma area looking forward to connect. This forum seems pretty quiet. Please let me know if there is a better area to meet everyone. Otherwise I hope t...
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Hello all,I'm new to RE and am surely trying to keep the costs down going out the gate. Do you have any suggestions for good brokerages to "hang" my license (once I do get it)? I've heard mention of brokerages that ha...
Hi everybody,
Im targeting probate and I am getting ready to do some direct mail to the executors. I'm hearing some people say they use a white letter, is that handwritten or typed formally? On the other hand, some ar...
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Do you guys ever make offers on properties and the real estate agent tells you you're being ridiculous with your offer and that he isn't up for telling the home owner your offer because its too low? Here's a quick run...
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Hello All,Was searching online but haven't seen a recent thread/post in a while on this and since these services change often would love to hear what you use when screening tenants. Ideal features:
Credit report (pre...
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We have one rental in Fort Collins, Colorado. Our tenants are moving out next month and I listed the property on Zillow rentals. We had 10 applications in the first two day, most people had credit scores over 700. Nor...
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Property taxes bills are about to hit the mail and I thought I would help those in the Austin and Central Texas area know how to protest them. In my opinion, you should protest your taxes every year as it can only sa...
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Hello BP'ers Just wanted to gain insight on how you run your rental business in regards to finance operations. Do you accept rent payment electronically? Did you open up a separate bank account to track income/expense...
We are still small, when will I know if it is time to invest in a better accounting system? Should it be based on gross income or number of units? Thanks all.