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There's hope that the definition of accredited investors will change in the near future. The House overwhelmingly passed JOBS Act 3.0 on a bipartisan basis by 400+ votes. With this amount of support, the Senate will s...
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Hi everyone, newbie here. I'm planning to buy my first investment this year. I'm trying to do as much due diligence as possible to protect my investment and assets if the real estate market crashes in the future.For b...
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The last 3 weekends the traffic on the parkway from Sevierville through gatlinburg has been pretty much a ghost town on weekend evenings which ordinarily are jammed traffic. The last few years it was wall to wall this...
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I currently utilize a self-directed IRA. My IRA monies have been invested in a real estate project. I'm coming out of that investment soon and I now want to use those IRA monies for buying at trustee sales. This "Chec...
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Bought my house in upstate New York this year. The tenants in the other unit were served an eviction notice just days before Covid hitting. The marshals were supposed to arrive but their office closed right after th...
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I’m sure we’ve all seen many videos of ceilings collapsing, pipes bursting, and flooded floors coming out of Texas. Considering the uncertainty with the power grid, climate change, and likelihood or unlikelihood of t...
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This is my first experience with this, and to be honest, I'm panicking. A former tenant that just vacated a property I own is suing for multiple items and a large amount of money. Mostly on items they're claiming we...
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For all you BP folks that live, work, and/or invest in the Atlanta area, what would you say are the best and hottest areas of town for flipping and selling houses?
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A 3/1 townhouse I own in Baltimore was trashed by a Section 8 tenant who moved out at the end of 2016. I spent more than I expected getting it back in shape. Then had difficulty renting it for several months, for vari...
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Would you agree or disagree?