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In 2012 we hired a management company to manage one of our out of area properties in Illinois. What initially looked like a great match turned out to be a disaster, and we had to terminate the company after just one m...
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I have been speaking with a realtor for a few weeks now; she was a work colleague's recommendation. We get along well and she is very professional but I'm not exactly sure what's happening here. She offered to get tog...
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I’m new to all things Real Estate related, and I need some serious advice!The following is my question, or dilemma rather, on where to start within the world of Real Estate.This is my short and long term plans for mys...
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I am a new investor looking into a property that currently has ~100 pads with 57 of them occupied by tenants with tenant owned homes, while the remaining pads all have vacant park owned homes, at varying level...
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I bought my very first hoarder house. It's a single-family in a "B" neighborhood that was occupied by hoarders. Let the tale begin!This is a single-family with 856 square feet on the main floor and a full basement tha...
Hi BP Community - I have been researching real estate investments for the past year and so far have invested passively through Crowdfunding platforms (Realtyshares, Peerstreet, etc.). Most of the investments have been...
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I've read the BP tenant screening guide but I still have a question I cannot find the answer to. I'm am soon to close on my first duplex (in which I will be living in one of the units). I have started to...
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In your opinion; How does Donald Trump's presidency affect real estate investors confidence levels on both a micro and macro level?
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I recently joined BP after having been enjoying the benefits of great information and discussion across the site. My background is in retail banking and I've since moved to a management role at a fintech firm but I'm...