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I've been seeing a lot of rental frauds and illegal renting on the news lately. There's also scammers out here that are renting "squatter homes" and are making profits from unoccupied houses offering renters a year o...
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I'm just starting out. Each time I contact an agent and let them know what I'm willing to offer they usually laugh and are quick to discourage the approach. I'm confused. Like most investors I want to make an offer lo...
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Hello Everyone,I am trying to see if it is possible to get a HELOC for an investment property. So far, all the lenders that I have talked to have told me that they don't offer that service. Is anyone aware of a lender...
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Hello everyone! I posted a few weeks back looking for your opinions on the best strategy for my current situation. In short, I am deploying overseas and looking to find my wife a place to stay that can also help star...
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I'm new to the REI world, and I am super excited about getting started. I've read Brandon Turner's The Book on Rental Property Investing, Rick Dad Poor Dad, and Cash Flow Quadrant, and I've listened to about 30 of th...
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Hi everyone,Anyone is self-managing your STR in Palm Springs area, and use a local-contact services to help out with handling the guests requests?Basically the short-term rental management but minus the booking and fi...
Hi - I have my Wisconsin Real Estate Salesperson license which allows me to be paid commission for my own personal property purchases. I'm writing an offer today for my own primary residence. Does anyone have any advi...
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What financial institution do you recommend to get a pre-approval? Financial companies, banks, credit unions, etc?
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As everyone is getting for the holidays to ramp up and the new year to turn, I want to give some insight into a simple thing that me and my team have been doing to increase our ROI by about 10-15% each month. Some pe...
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Greetings BiggerPockets community, would anyone with experience investing in apartment communities be able to discuss how that process went? I am a relatively new investor and found an apartment complex near me in Vis...