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My name is Michael Major and I, similar to thousands of others on BP, am interested in getting into buy-and-hold rentals. My area of interest is Northern Utah so my family ...
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Background:I work a day job as a software engineer. I started investing in real estate in 2016 and currently have 2 3-family houses, a bar/rooming house, and my personal residence with a small motel and cabins on site...
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My wife and I are looking to purchase our first house to flip. When we secure the house should I use a general contractor or should I act as the GC? I know the GC will add to the cost but they will also deal with a...
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I'm interested in a 4-plex property that is listed on the MLS in my town. Before I contact the agent to schedule an appointment to view the units, what documents should I ask to see?
I was thinking that I should at l...
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how do I start out in real estate at a young age to become financially free?
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Hi BP,
I'm curious if anyone here owns or manages a yacht or houseboat and how that differs from a more traditional STR. This yacht is at a marina and does not leave the dock. I manage other STR's nationwide but I ha...
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Hello,
My names Christopher Karras, I'm new at this ive never had any experience in real estate but have been on this site pretty much non stop for a little over a month and just signed up, never even r...
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I'm in Houston, Texas and have 2 houses that flooded. The tenants do not want to move out. I've told them that I would replace the sheet rock in affected walls, clean the floors with disinfectant and replace the carpe...
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I have an opportunity to purchase a marina on Lake Norman in the Charlotte, NC Metro area. The sellers were already preparing to covert to a structure similar to a dockominium, which they are doing a lot of at marina...
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My goal is to be 100% done with my W-2 job in 5 years through REI and move from LA to Colorado. If I can do it sooner than all the better.I hear on the podcasts so-and-so quit their job and now are doing this full tim...