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Hi all! I'm a medical student in the Upstate area of South Carolina. My husband and I bought our first house last year and have had a lot of fun renovating it. He's a contractor and handles the heavy lifting, and I've...
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It seems every contractor wants at minimum 1/3rd, 1/3rd, 1/3rd (or more upfront), despite advice on here to not put more than 10% down.I've scoured the General Contractor Payments in the forums and it seems the ones w...
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Aloha BP!My partner and I are in the beginning phases of our partnership but we both know that in order for us to excel in this business, we will need to acquire team members that are way smarter at what they do than ...
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I started a lease on 12/15/2018 and I am the tenant. It is a three-story home and rehabbed in 2018. I am the first tenant since it's been rehabbed. To give you full context, the home is located in a flood zone in Phoe...
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I Finally finished all of the bigger pockets podcasts. All of them 413 Realestate, 148 money, 79 business, 35 rookie, and 18 daily. This was my goal since late 2018. In June I bought a duplex, and I’m getting ready to...
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I bought 500 postcards for my first round of mailing. Does anyone have a fast and cost effective way to attach addresses to these postcards? I have considered Vistaprint mailing labels, but they are a little expensive...
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Oh the joy of having to find tenants in November !
One of my tenants is moving out over Thanksgiving weekend, he gave me 60 days notice and understands he will not be receiving his last months rent back if I ...
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My wife and I just recently purchased our first duplex and are extremely excited/nervous to get started. A couple of reasons for our angst are
- Closed two days ago, introduced ourselves to the tenants we inherited, ...
In the realm of real estate investments, the short-term rental loophole offers a unique opportunity, subject, however, to certain rules and regulations. According to passive activity loss rules, every business is obli...
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Hi all. My name is Stan and I've been on BP for a few months now. Its been absolutely amazing. I've also attended a couple of BP meetups. I've learned so much but realize there was actually so much more that I didn't ...