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Hello BP Community,I recently started a new direct mail marketing campaign in my Chicago market and wanted to sort of chronicle how it turns out. I actually wanted to post this the first week, but I gave it a little t...
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My secret mentor hit me with an honest curveball!SDIRA Consultants, SDIRA Holders, Real-Estate Tax CPA’s, Attorneys, Chime in:First - my secret mentor is my attorney which sounds odd seeing that we have two differen...
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I don't think I've been this cautious in a long time. I think there are still good opportunities but some markets are just bonkers. I'll caveat this by saying it's not just real estate, all investable asset classes se...
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I am writing this post more for the seasoned Investors.It is very easy to see the results that everybody shows online, flying in private jets, not working, building hospitals in third world nations, but I want to hear...
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I’m starting out as a brand new investor. Super excited to invest and have been aspiring to do OOS for a while. Currently in contract for a duplex in Milwaukee for 292k, 73k down, 7.125 interest rate. Using personal s...
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Hello BiggerPocket members,I'm probably in the wrong business but does anyone suffer from landlord guilt? I have a rent controlled building and petitioned to do a capital expense rent increase, which will raise the mo...
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Hi all,New Oakland investor here and was hoping to get some advice/thoughts from experienced multifamily experts in the Oakland area. I've been looking to house-hack my first investment, as a means of utilizing max le...
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I was looking into SFH or small Multifamily and have been looking into Philadelphia and it seems not so Landlord friendly per the (landlord tenant laws and asking around) Many areas are over priced (i.e. Center City)...
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I posted this in starting out but got no response. I hope this is the right forum. Still feeling my way around here. Before I sign on the dotted line, I would like to get ideas on the best use of the available seed m...
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I'm looking for people who have personal experiences with vacation rentals in the Gatlinburg, pigeon forge, Sevierville area. When looking at some of the properties over there, some houses are grossing around 120-150k...