Hey bigger pockets members! Just a quick question. I purchased my first rental property a little over a year ago in Massachusetts. It’s a three family and I do occupy one of the units. My question is: if I were to pur...
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I'm in the Bay Area, looking to invest in my first property later this year. I'm looking to purchase in either Sacramento, northern Sonoma, or Santa Cruz. I'm brand new to this and would love to connect to a professio...
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Hi, I have been running a small remodeling contracting company over the past 6 months (i.e. drywall, paint, flooring, trim). I recently provided the below estimate to a GC prospect, but received pushback mentioning th...
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Most people start by finding a “deal.” “Deals” are usually low-cost properties.
Buying property based on price or initial return leaves a lot to chance. What do I mean by that?
Below is an illustration showing what ...
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Hello all,My partner and I have began managing short term rentals in our area for other host. Generally the most time intensive properties for managing these properties is the turnover between guest. Luckily we have...
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I am involved in a 3-way investment on a rental property and we are being forced to sell because of a DOT project. Our profit on this property will be approximately $75,000 and we need to figure out how to split this ...
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I know real estate is local. Question is how local ? Here is a story, I am a new investor from atlanta,ga. I found a awesome (Brandon turner word) deal in Macon, ga ( within 2 hours rule) . Everything looked great on...
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I just closed on a duplex and it was a nightmare closing docs not at the title company till one hour after closing,because proccesor never sent it to underwriting till day of closing even docs were submitted three wee...
Any ideas of how to tactfully ensure bad clients never return?
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As a newbie... I've spent days, weeks, months... Spinning my wheels, networking with as many investors as possible, searching for the real deals, just basically putting in work and realizing it doesn't happen over nig...