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Looking at purchasing my 1st rental property, a single family 3/4 BR, 2 BA in a hot area of NY's Hudson Valley. Older 2 story home (1900) with some updates. Looks good on the outside but inside it's a MAJOR fixer-uppe...
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Hello,
My name is Elijah. I’d like to share my real estate story with you all:
At 17, I drove to Los Angeles from my small hometown in Vermont. I arrived with $200 in my bank account and all my belongings in an old ...
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I think there's a good opportunity to invest in vacation rentals in my area. I own a condo in Mesa, AZ that I rent out as a SFH. Recently the new Cubs Spring Training Facility was built within walking distance, they r...
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Hey everyone. I am working in my first b+h rental and its a house that has been in the family for 50 years and is in the fastest growing part of indianapolis.
I would say the plaster is in about 60-70% good conditio...
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Hi All,
I just finished reading Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner. It's a great read wherein he references the community of real estate investors here at Bigger Pockets, so here I am. I'm new to hard money ...
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So I just did my first move-out inspection. Over all the tenants left it in good shape. Besides the obvious things that I will charge them for (like the broken kitchen cabinet door) how picky do you get on inspection ...
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My husband and I are looking for our first property right now. Since the Pioneer Valley/ the Northampton area is so expensive and the multifamily buildings are all so old (1880-1910) it's been hard to find a reasonabl...
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Hello,My apologies if this topic is covered elsewhere. If so, feel free to point me to it. We are about to acquire a 10+ unit multi-family residential building in Chicago built c. 1970, and are exploring options for u...