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I’m exploring the idea of purchasing a property in Big Bear Lake, CA to use as a short-term rental (Airbnb), and I’d love to hear from anyone with experience in the area. I had some experience on long-te...

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Buy and hold that is my goal. I plan to purchase my first single family home by September 1st. I have been educating myself ,I've read the BP ultimate beginners guide, currently reading books f...

I have been trying to learn all I can about the different real estate strategies and I always like to have multiple exit strategies.  Completely understand in a 1031 exchange the new property needs to be a higher basi...

Hello Bigger Pockets community!Long time gawker, now I have finally decided to create an account. I am located in the Quad Cities (Davenport, within vicinity of Bettendorf IA, Rock Island and Moline IL). I have been e...

Hey all,I'm relatively new to real estate (only one property), but I'm incredibly passionate about it. I also enjoy my day job, but certainly don't have the same passion for software that I do for real estate. I'm in ...

Hello all.  My name is Gary and I currently reside just outside of Detroit.  A little background:  I grew up 45 minutes outside of Detroit and have owned (personal) homes north of Grand Rapids and now on the far east ...

Today's Phoenix newspaper had the following article - The point being that when you invest for cash flow it is a good idea to find communities where "normal people" can afford the rent & can afford to buy. Whether...

Hello!I'm a newbie here and one of the things I love about bigger pockets and their podcasts are the book recommendations each of the guests have at the end of the show. Needless to say I am starting to amass quite a ...

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Between some others in my family and myself, we own a few different properties. Some of these are paid off and generating rental income that we rely on for living expenses. We are interested in buying a beach ho...

Investment Info:

Townhouse buy & hold investment.

Purchase price: $520,000

Cash invested: $60,000

Purchased property while I was living in Hawaii. Over the 5 years I was there I updated the prope...