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Hi, my name is Kai. I recently read Brandon's book “The Book on Rental Property Investing" and got really interested in real estate investing. But here is my situation. I work in the finance industry, and my day job i...
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In November 2020 I got notified that I would be leaving my home in Dayton Ohio to deploy for 5 months in Afghanistan. I had 1 month notice before I needed to leave, and it would be spent in training. Like most single ...
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Hello All! I currently am a GC / Developer in Texas (active in Austin and Houston markets). To keep this concise- We have 7 units under construction in Austin and a senior living facility we are the GC on in Houston. ...
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The Atlanta Business Chronicle just published an interesting article showing that most of Metro Atlanta has seen double digit year over year rent growth. With pretty much every suburban area of the market seeing an in...
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Rates are still historically low at 5%, but affordability/price to income ratio is at all time low also, same level as 08 according to FERD website.The same rental I bought last year at 3.5% in College Park, MD would ...
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Has anyone had success purchasing paper directly from a bank? If so, how did you convince the lender do to a deal with you?
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Hello BP community! My very first BP post! Quick intro... I recently left the creative industry (print/digital graphic design, art direction and creative management) to pursue this new passion of mine in real estate i...
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Hello all,
I’m most likely going to be picking one of these. I’ve heard a lot of good things about Rent Manager, Appfolio, and Buildium. What do you like best? Every opinion will be very much appreciated.
Thank you!
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I have been scanning BP to find the best way to sell a property and it seems like there is a lot of information but it is all over the place. Does anyone know of a blog or good article (or maybe even a good book) tha...
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I purchased a home during the housing bubble in a middle class area. Unfortunately, post housing bubble the area has deteriorated, renters have moved in, and my property value has dropped by fifty percent.
I'm not...