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Sorry in advance for a long post; I want to write a detailed post on how I got started in RE investing a few years ago, the lessons I learned along the way, and why I'm thinking about stopping now. I want to be as spe...
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We are under contract on a side by side duplex near our hometown in Ohio. We just found out that we are inheriting the sweetest 80 year old tenant who has lived in the place for 20 years. Market rent is $950+. This li...
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At one point somehow I accidentally paid my mortgage on an investment property twice in the same month.
That was dumb, I thought, after realizing my mistake. However, instead of calling the bank and trying t...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Community:) What's everyone's biggest frustration/problem you face right now as a real estate investor?For myself, it would be deal flow. My partners and I will look at 100 deals and about 5-8 of ...
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I've posted here a few times about a bad experience I had with a PM. The more I look into it, the more convinced I am that she knew precisely what she was doing - which makes me wonder how common this is. Unbeknownst ...
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I have been procrastinating on writing my business plan. I have a "good" excuse. I wanted to make up my mind once and for all what kind of entity I wanted to go with before I committed any thing to writing. After all...
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Hi, I am trying to find STR in smoky's under $200,000 with 2BD and great views. Market is too hot right now so I am ready to wait for a few months to get a good deal. I have heard TN is a better option than NC due to ...
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In this time of COVID I'm looking at purchasing extra property but am looking at getting the downpayment from cash refinancing properties. I listen to several podcasts aside from Bigger Pockets- Real Estate Guys and J...
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Mine is foreclosure filings and REO sales.Let me explain.In 2007, I was working on 20 shortsales and a business partner of mine was working on about 40 shortsale cases. None of the shortsales were accepted. This was u...