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Looking to revitalize the poor neighborhoods in Chicago without pushing out old tenants. I’m brand new to real estate investing but extremely determined to make an impact in my community. With Covid-19, we’re soon to ...
"Oh, THAT neighborhood? It's definitely going to be the next Lawrenceville."
I hear this said ALL. THE. TIME. And yet somehow it always seems to be a different neighborhood. Sure there's some overlap in answers. But ...
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If your thinking of starting to flip fixer uppers, buying your first buy and hold, or your just starting out in RE investment. It would be best to put those plans on hold for at least a few months. Just wait and see w...
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Hello group , can I get an advice . My tenant sent me this text message this morning :“I'm not speaking on Chris's behalf but I will not pay rent until things are fixed in the house they have been on going issues for ...
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Just getting into being a landlord, own 2 units currently. First time coming up on one of my tenant's birthday. What do you guys do (if anything) for them?Card? Gift card? Text? Anything?I am a hands on landlord (not ...
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I bought a 3bed/2ba 1k sq ft house in SoCal for 580k two years ago and through appreciation and some rehab (kitchen, landscaping) it's worth 700k.I've decided to move a few minutes across town to a 1500sq ft for my fa...
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What determines the direction one should focus in when starting out in REI …i.e… is it personality traits, capital, knowledge, contacts, negotiation skills, etc that should determine how one should proceed into ...
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Hello BP My Name is Brian FJ, IM NEW TO BP. I'm a real estate investor from Indianapolis, IN. I have been involved in the rental spectrum for a while. Now I'm thinking about rehabbing properties here. Lately I've fou...
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Hi all. My current rental property has a tenant moving out end of this month after staying there for 5 years and the 2F carpet(living area space, 3 bedrooms, and entire staircase) is really dirty and patchy leaving me...
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I am currently in the process of reviewing a few options for our first rental property purchase and I was wondering what a typical return looks like on financed investments? I have read that the basic rule of thumb is...