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Hello everyone,
I'm a newcomer to real estate investing and this forum. I'm seeking insights into the pros and cons of investing in Accessory Dwelling Units (ADU) in south bay versus buying a condo in east bay, parti...
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Hello fellow BP folks!My wife & I just had an offer accepted on what could be our first ever rental property here in Allen, TX. We've been searching for months now & finally found a home that we're excited abo...
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Hi everyone, I want to start a discussion on why Chicago is littered with zombie homes and how some blocks are condemned with zero investor interest. I've always accepted the fact that Chicago's neighborhoods can go ...
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Hello Bp,
I wanted to hop on here and write about what I have seen in my backyard STR market in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania. For Transparency and details on my background, I am a licensed realtor in PA an...
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Hey everyone!This is my first day on BiggerPockets and I've already learned an amazing amount in the two hours I have been on the site, but I figured the best way to learn would be to ask the knowledgable and experien...
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Almost 6,500+ jobs and 8 major companies moving to or growing in Tucson
The secret is out, Tucson is growing and growing fast. Just about everywhere you look there are new developments breaking ground and new annou...
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Hello All,
I have found a number of homes anywhere from about 1.5 miles to 4 miles away from Baylor University, in Waco. Looking at the schools trends, every freshmen class in the last 3 years has set the record for ...
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I have my first rental property under contract, which is a SFH and a duplex (one floor of the duplex is completely gutted). However, the property is 3.5 hours away from my city of Houston in a small town of northeast...
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Im looking into a home to flip, but the kitchen has two different kinds of cabinets. Any ideas on how I can make it good without replacing the whole thing? One section is smaller than the other so I was thinking just ...
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Some of the gurus like to talk about the different stages in the real estate cycle. One of them uses the following terms: Formation, Concentration, Momentum & Stabilization.
Formation is at the low end where it ...