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Seeking advice from those experienced in property conversion! I have a 4-bed, 2-bath Single Family Home with an attached garage in a class A neighborhood. My plan is to convert the garage into a separate studio unit (...
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I have several nice single-family houses that would make a good short term rental. I really do not want to spend my working capital furnishing these properties. Is it common for people to find private lenders that wi...
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Hey guys, my name is Chris and I've been watching the BP show on YouTube for a few months now and quickly became addicted. Not sure if it's typical to ask a question in intro posts, but here it goes: what are the best...
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We've been using Vacasa for a property that is held through a self-directed IRA which stipulates we are not supposed to be doing the "property management".
We were considering using Evolve and I wondered if anyone ha...
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Landlord for SFH in Hayward, CA. Tenants have been relatively communicative about their financial hardships during COVID-19 and over the last several months we have worked together to keep them in the home and even re...
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Why I do not invest in Real Estate syndications.
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Charles A. Rental Property Investor from Jacksonville, FL
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I heard that there is no license needed to broker private/ hard money loans, Is there any truth to this? I know that you don't need one in the commercial sector. Is there one needed in the residential hard mney sec...
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Hey everyone. I'm new to BP and really love all that I'm learning from the site and this forum.My wife and I are planning a move to the Raleigh-Durham area by summer of 2021 at the latest. We plan to keep our current ...
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By day I'm a mild-mannered accountant, something I'm good at, but not excited about. A W2 job for me is a means to an end. In this case a good income means I can qualify more easily for a loan on another property. ...
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I am currently taking the FREC 1 course and I am looking for recommendations on local brokerages to apply to. Also looking for opinions on the cloud based brokerages (i.e. eXp). Thank you in advance for any information.