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Last March, at the beginning of the pandemic, one of our tenants didn't pay, and didn't answer our texts. Finally, she contacted me. Her husband had left her. She had no food. She had no dog food. She had no mone...
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Hi everyone,I've been on BiggerPockets now for a few months and realized I should finally make a post. I'm a lifelong Alaskan, born and raised in Anchorage. Currently I am working full time in Anchorage (and I also c...
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I recently acquired an 11 unit building on the edge of a "C" area that is next to a "B" area. My property manager has been in real estate in this city for 50 years and he is even the previous owner of the building I j...
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Over the past 6 months I have been on a serious hunt to purchase income producing parking lots & structures across several markets. Three offers made so far but no deals. I just wanted to share some of my thought...
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I'd like to get some help evaluating a small apartment complex deal. Some context first. This would be my first foray into multi-family investing, so I don't know what I don't know yet. I know that apartments are va...
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Hello!I am looking to purchase my first OOS investment prop within the next 2-6 months. What are some of the biggest lessons you learned along the way? What do you wish you knew when you started?
A big question I hav...
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As a young real estate agent, I have been intrigued by the house-hacking strategy of investing. This strategy wasn't first taught to me by Bigger Pockets, but the platform has clarified many of the misconceptions I've...
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Hey BP Nation! I'm writing the world's best post on 1031 Exchanges. Maybe I'll put it in my next book. But here's the problem: I need you. You see, I need some good stories to go with the post. So, if you've done a 10...
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Hi all! I've been reading a lot of forums on BP and saw many people say that 5% down conventional loans on a owner occupied fourplex is no longer existent. 3 out of 4 lenders I've reached out to also told me the same ...
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Good day BiggerPockets landlords. I have an increasingly disruptive problem at a property comprised of a main 2/1 home and a stand-alone studio behind it. Turns out the studio, which is attached to a one-car garage, a...