My goal in life is to own as many rental properties as possible. I recently purchased my first duplex. I would like to make managing the properties my full time job. As everyone knows, purchasing and fixing real estat...
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I had a zoom call yesterday with my manager and a member of our housekeeping team. We kind of got off topic and started talking about the "calls to remember" from this past summer. Here are a few:
- "Dryer is smell...
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Hello everyone! Just a quick introduction... My name is Louis Grigoletti and I am a new member of the BiggerPockets community. I am currently reading The Book on Rental Property Investing and I feel very excited about...
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I've been investing for 16 years and am trying to thoughtfully consider the best strategies moving forward in somewhat uncertain times. Most of my career I have been in the "re-fi till you die" camp but have b...
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Hi, nice to meet all of you that I will be learning from here. I've been trying to read before I opened my mouth in the forums, but it seems like there were a lot of locals willing to help answer each other's question...
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Hey everyone,I live and work in Manhattan and have been interested in getting my first out-of-state rental for over a year without action. My focus has shifted a bunch of times between FL or maybe more local like the ...
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Hi everyone, I'm going to try to make this short and sweet!I'm moving back to Chicago in 6 days and I'm ready to jump into Real Estate (finally!) I have not done any deals/taken any action yet in Real Estate because I...
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Hoping I can get different perspectives from the BP community. Just closed on a C5 zoned property in Colorado Springs on a major street less than a mile from downtown (currently going through growth explosion) and 1 m...
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I am doing direct mail marketing & have noticed that recently my response ratios have dropped. Just wondering if it's the holidays? Also have found lately that alot of the brokers & agents are dropping the bal...
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I am an elementary school teacher in Chicago. My wife works for a large art museum. We are looking to learn about and purchase rental properties as a way to make money. For some people on BP, the end goal is to quit t...