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I've been preparing for tax season and when looking over my books, I noticed that I had a $7000.00 bill from my plumber. When I checked my maintenance log, I found that a section of the main sewer line was replaced be...
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How do I best leverage the equity in my property to purchase another property? Here are the details upfront:Purchase price-$135kDown payment-25% ($33,750)Target ARV-$170kWhat is the best, most cost effective way to pu...
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Aloha,My name is Lloyd and I am a newbie here on Bigger Pockets. Been reading a lot of books to get started on real estate investing, but want to/ ready for the next step. I'm 28 years old and live in Honolulu, Hawaii...
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Hey everyoneI do not know if anyone has discussed the coliving trend that some companies are betting on. I believe it has taken off in the commercial space (companies like WeWork https://www.wired.com/story/this-is-wh...
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Hi BP Community,I am hoping to connect with investor friendly brokers and/or wholesalers in the Denver area and am wondering if anyone has advice on best practices in creating these connections efficiently. Any advice...
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Two questions:1) Is it possible to get a joint real estate license for Illinois and Indiana, or do they at least offer reciprocity?2) Is it even necessary to have a real estate license to become a real estate investor...
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Calling all wholesale investors... Do I send an offer letter or verbally make an offer to the seller?
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Writing from Chicago.I've been fumbling around with the idea of real estate investing for a good long while.
I've figured out that what I want to do in real estate is to save interesting, neglected old buildings and ...
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Could anyone give any recommendations on the steps I need to take before buying a rental property? I live in California and would like to invest in other states like the midwest since the properties there are much che...
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My husband and I are interested in knowing what to do to get started in actually doing trash outs for a small property preservation business? Can anyone help us?. Thanks.