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How many people do you know that just make you shake your head at their financial predicament? I mean, hey, I came late in life to financial sanity and the decision to invest and retire early, and made lots of stupi...
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Just went to inspect some work and noticed they weren't using thinset to lay down the cement board under porcelain tile.
When I asked the contractor, he asked his flooring guy who had been doing tile for 25 ...
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Hello everyone,I've been managing my short-term rental (STR) in the Orlando area for a few years now. Initially, I handed over the management of my property to a company, giving up 25% of my earnings for them to handl...
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I am looking at a 160 unit storage unit complex.
What should be the cap rate be?
I figured 10%
What are the occupancy rates should I figure?
I used 85% but not sure how much turn over there is in storage units. I ...
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Thanks for you feedback BP!I am brand new to realty and just had an offer accepted on my first cash purchase ($25,000 I know its not much) of a single family house. This house is a reverse mortgage / HUD / Foreclosure...
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Hey All,As someone looking to get into wholesaling I have a some questions around a few topics in which I was hoping to get feedback, input and advice on.To be clear, I am just starting, I have done research but I hav...
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Iron Sharpens Iron. I want to hear your most effective ways at increasing rent from an already existing tenant.I personally write up an email or letter 60-90 days out from renewal explain that their rent will be going...
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Since it was BiggerPockets Forums that gave me good feelings about deciding to work with Loftium, it seems fitting to post, here, the outcome of this experience.
I have a house in SeaTac, WA which is split into 2 s...
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The flip is in Baltimore. I’m still looking for a contractor and I could use some advice on navigating the entire process smoothly.
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Hey BP family,I hope everyone had a great 4th weekend!I had found a deal here in Austin, TX and was talking to a private lender/partner about the deal (not on BP to my knowledge). This person ended up going around me ...