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Hello everyone! I am new to this community and have read many of the forums as well as taken part in one of the podcasts. I guess I'll get right to it... I am purchasing my first multifamily property in the Buffalo,...
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This question is for those of you that do this as a living, and as a supplemental income.
What is/was your initial primary source of income? And if you've since gone into doing REI as a primary source, how secure di...
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BiggerPockets! I would like to hear from you about what we can do to make the Real Estate Marketplace better for investors.
If you want to share your feedback, you can do so here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r... o...
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Hi, I recently bought a free-and-clear house at the local tax auction for $25K, When I claimed it, the former owner had left everything in place and it needed a cleanout. So my guys were down to the basement and looke...
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Hey STR Fam, Do any of you leverage Hostaway or OwnerRez? I am searching for the best channel mgt app that supports airbnb, booking.com, direct book (on my site), and VRBO. Critical features for me: calendar mgt, mana...
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I had lived in the house for 2 years. I put down about 100K and am walking away with about 300K, 100K of which is my down payment, give or take (rounded numbers for ease of discussion).I just moved into one of my chea...
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I'm curious how many people use a Buyers Agent to flip REO's instead of going directly through the Listing Agent? If so, are you having success?
I'm NOT trying to go the route of making 100's of lowball offers and b...
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So this is a subject that I’m very interested in and I’d love to get everyone’s opinions.What do you think about mandating Finance class for grade school children? I’m not talking about making them take it one year of...
Hello BP!I am a newbie investor, and long time BP Lurker. I have been interested in real estate for years, and thanks to a random influx of cash I am now finally ready to get started with my first property. My plan is...
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Hello BiggerPockets community, we have been accepting payments from tenants using Zelle, Venmo and Paypal. Zelle and Venmo requires tenants to have an American bank account. We can receive the payment INSTANTLY and F...