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This might be an interesting topic born from another thread.
When is buying or operating in real estate a speculative venture and when are you investing? How do you define speculating and investing, what's the differ...
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Knock Knock
Who's there?
Pro.
Pro who?
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Seriously?
Pro who?
You don't know about the BiggerPockets Pro accounts?
And you call yourself...
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My tenant has a boat in the yard. This is a single family residence. It has a smallish driveway (1.5 cars deep) and smallish yard. The boat (which is not covered) is at the far back of the driveway but since the yard ...
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Just recently heard about the shred method from someone who is doing it, is anyone else doing it?? What are your thoughts?
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I recently bought a row house in Baltimore, MD, in NE Highlandtown on a somewhat "lively" block (lots of through traffic, regular drug deals, but also kids and people just hanging out and music). The houses trashcan w...
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Fellow BP family, what's going on! Having enjoyed reading all the really COOL diaries many of you have contributed, I had to ensure that I contribute to the dialogue as well with the intent that others will enjoy and ...
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Here in New York we were ordered to not travel. They deemed what was essential and what wasn't. I have seen mixed reactions from landlords on how they are handeling tenant issues during this time. Can anyone on lockdo...
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Linky link. For those unaware, we had a tragedy in Oakland this past weekend. Fire. About two dozen people lived in the building. Dozens are dead, in what reads like something out of the developing world: very large p...
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Hello all,I am brand new to the BP forums, but I have been listening to BP podcasts for about a year now. Like a lot of people I have listened to in the past year, I am currently looking to start investing by buying ...
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My wonderful agent dug up an off market SFR in Portland OR that's listed at about 20k less than it's comps in the area(short sale). That's if you're using the tax recorded number of rooms, baths, and square footag...