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Hello BP community! I'll try not to shave too many years off your lives with my introduction, but it's going to be a long one, so I can cover the bases!
I'm not currently an investor...yet, but I had a "serio...
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Dear BP, Seeking advice on the following situation, I am mostly a Wholesale Real Estate Investor & Fix-n-Flip Investor and don't hold any Rentals, so I have never been in this situation, but please read below, and...
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I bought a fixer upper about 2 months ago. They had cats! And carpet. Well after demoing half the sheet rock,and pulling the carpet, most of the smell was gone. Of course there were stains in the hardwoods. After vine...
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Hello all,My name is Garmeon and I'm new to BP and real estate and I've been reading all the articles and listening to the podcasts during my commute. San Francisco native here looking to purchase my first property (m...
I evicted a tenant last week and he left behind essentially an entire house of furniture and other stuff including two refrigerators full of food that I'm now paying to keep cold since I have taken over electricity. I...
I recently found a few properties I'm interested in. From the outside, they look pretty run down. I have no clue what the interiors look like yet. Based on the price and exterior, I'm pretty sure it's going to need...
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I have walked 25+ homes and placed bids on 10+ properties in the last 2 months without any luck:
I am sitting on a short sale offer that I submitted 3 months ago, that I have not heard anything on in weeks...
I have...
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Always make sure you do a quick inspection right before the closing on any property you are buying. Here is why..I was scheduled to close at 9:30 today, went to the house and saw an active sewer leak in the basement....
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I have been toying with the idea of buying a food franchise, and have been working towards it for last couple of years. I calculated my current debt to income ration at 37%. It does take into account my current salar...
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I'm having a big issue with a general contractor who just finished flipping a house for me.
Contractor wrote me initial contract for $39,000. I signed it.
Work began and a few change orders had to ...