Hi, I'm new to the site, although I've been lurking for awhile. Later in 2016, we plan to buy our first investment property. We're shooting for a small apartment building in the 8 to 14 door range. That being said, we...
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so, on Nov 3 I got my first contract. I found the deal on zillow. he first wanted 180k, but got it under contract for 119K, we even negotiated lower to 110k, but didnt get the second contract signed. Long story short ...
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Hi BiggerPockets Community!I wanted to share a success story with everyone that I hope gets people fired up about starting meetups and spreading the word about BiggerPockets.Sometime last year around November, I got a...
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Hey BP Team -Reaching out to you guys here as I've encountered this tenant situation in Sacramento for the first time.tl;dr highlightsTenant is consistently late and has an excuse. I've constantly reiterated that the...
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This post serves as a detailed reference point—a compendium of real estate knowledge that delves into the fundamental aspects of this dynamic field.
1031 Exchange: A tax-deferred exchange allowing the sale of one pro...
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Hi everyone - I'm curious to get some opinions here. It seems that one of the biggest keys to wholesaling is to be able to "sell the benefits" to a potential seller. So when you're talking to a potential seller, and t...
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Had a roofing contractor come to property with insurance adjuster to assess roofing problem. I had one contractor come and give a quote beforehand the adjuster came in under what the initial contractor had given fo...
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On December 30, 1988, the doctors had to perform an emergency C-section on my mother as she was giving birth to me. My umbilical cord had wrapped around my neck, cutting off the oxygen to my brain for one minute. When...
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Hi Everyone!My wife and I are newly married and have been doing our research and are about to get into real estate investing.We however have become torn between whether we should buy something here close to where we l...
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So I recently bought my second duplex, which came with existing tenants in both units. Both of the tenants have aspects that I'm not thrilled about (less than clean living habits), but the tenants on one side just set...