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My goal is to purchase my first STR this year or early next. The location I have my eye on is a 3 hr drive from my home in a vacation destination. My question is: How do you know whether to hire a management company o...
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Hi everyone! I'd love to contribute to the community here but I'm a real estate investor noob so maybe I can help in other areas of interest. I work as a web3 product manager. Product manager meaning, I help businesse...
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Hi! I'm a rookie, looking to get started with investing in SFR or small multi-family. I am currently looking at Ohio as my starting point, and I need to find a solid agent and property manager because I live out of t...
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Hi guys,This is my first post at biggerpockets forum. I am a new investor, I'm actually VERY new. I know absolutely nothing about investing and have no properties but want to start investing in small multifamily prope...
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Hello - we are buying a cabin in Big Bear Lake, CA, and will be renting it short term to help offset some costs. Although we are a 2+ hour drive away, its not totally convenient to zip over there easily to take care ...
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So ive been following a property on Auction.com. It didn't sell at courthouse and then it came on Auction.com for sale. I bidded up to the price I was willing to pay and I lost the bid. It went over like almost 5k and...
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I have been thinking through housing, affordability, and the effect on what until the last few years have been dead markets. Any home with a decent commute to a decent market is not affordable.
Over the last few yea...
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I have been making an effort to get into my first Multi, but it is slim pickin's in my area (south/ east Massachusetts). It seems investors are scooping up the cherries before they hit the real estate websites. T...
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Just starting to research ductless heat pumps and wanting to get BP's take on what kind is best and some feedback. The properties are for: 1) 650 sf upstairs unit in a duplex; 2) 1650 sf ranch style (one level) and 3)...