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Rent Growth in Sacramento is Triple the National AverageFrom: https://www.sacbee.com/news/business/real-estate-news/article214089674.html"Median rent rose faster in Sacramento during the past 12 months than in any oth...
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Hi all,
Wondering what your thoughts and experiences are on the following:
I'm a flipper, and as an 'incentive' for agents/brokers, I generally agree for them to be the listing agent of a property that ...
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So for the last year or so, I have been thinking more about physical health. I’ll be 50 in less than a year. Overall I do not personally know any active, long-term investors that actually smoke. Maybe they are there I...
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Hi BP Community,This year in June I purchased my first buy and hold property - a duplex. I know that it is important to have cash reserves set aside for unexpected issues that may arise with the property. However, sho...
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Howdy everyone! I am currently a student at Texas A&M and I will be graduating in December. I am OBSESSED with BP podcasts and am recently new to the forums which has facilitated and grown my love and passion for ...
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Hello! My name is Daniel and I love bigger pockets and have been following the podcasts sporadically for the past few years. But besides that, I'm brand new to real estate!I plan on moving to the Torrance, CA area an...
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I've got a few here and I'm feeling really stupid asking them!
1. We buy using an option contract. Haven't closed a deal yet, but are getting close. we haven't had any complaints from the banks about using an op...
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What have been your hardest lessons learned in short term rentals? I'd be curious to hear the experiences that others have had. I'd say my hardest lesson learned is overestimating how quickly a new property will reach...
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Yeah, I said it. And yes it's because I just got one.
First of all -I want to make it perfectly clear that I am not encouraging you to allow bad reviews. Anything short of a glowing 5-star review that quite fra...