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Starting renovating my first rental property. It is a duplex located in a mostly single family neighborhood. One unit was vacant and very outdated (as you can see), and the other one was recently renovated by the sell...
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I was recently advised by an attorney to open up a traditional LLC to not complicate overhead, accounting, bookkeeping when starting out. While a LLC could be sufficient, I did not want to have to transfer properties ...
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Any people interested in multi-family / apartment buildings in California? I see a lot of people on here stay away from CA, but I think it's a great place to invest. What do you guys think?-Ben
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We are doing a direct mail campaign for single family properties with much success. We plan to transition over to marketing for small to medium size multifamily units. Is direct mail a good way to market for multifa...
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Hi! I am very new to real estate investing but I want to jump into already. I'd love to meet up with anyone in Dallas to start a fix and flip! I have some capital, I just want to learn how to find deals and the whole ...
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Hello!I'm looking to rehab this kitchen and found a contractor I really liked. This would be a place I will be living in for a while and I want to be sure it's done right, not cheap. Here are some photos, so you have ...
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I love reading the Deal Diaries on BP so I thought I would write my own. Hopefully, it will help others learn from my experience and avoid the mistakes I make (I'm sure there will be plenty!)This will be my third rent...
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We have an applicant trying to complete an application for one of our rentals, but they do not have a social security number or a driver's license number- which are required fields for our background and credit check....
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Title says it all. Curious to hear what the lessons you all learned after your first year of landlording.