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Hi! I’m a homeowner living in Los Angeles/Culver City. My brother-in-law is doing well with his rental properties and he’s really inspired me to get going with my own real estate endeavors. My wife and I are in the...
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So with an apartment building I inherited some contractor tenants which now are leaving.
Downside:
1.Contractors income goes up an down.So one month they have rent and the next have a partial or want to do work for ...
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It seems to me that one of the most subjective numbers when analyzing a deal is the improvement/maintenance costs. I have heard a fair number of horror stories regarding inaccurate budget projections. Obviously these ...
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I’m a teacher who recently bought my first duplex in November. I bought a place for 74k and have a cash flow after mortgage and escrow of about 330/month. Really just looking for any advice and connections that would ...
what should one be looking for when researching a potential target area?
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Hi All- I'm new to BP and real estate investment in general. I'd like to start small and I've heard that mobile homes might be a good market to start in (ie good return with small risk, if true). Does anyone have any ...
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Hello, bigger pockets.
My name is Eric Kartman, I am 21, and I'm from Fort Wayne, IN. Recently over the last month or so been listening to the bp podcast religiously, reading up on the beginners guide/blog/forums, a...
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Hello all,I started my education in September of 2015, concreted my niche as a flipper, leveraging that profit with dreams of owning 300 doors (single and small multifamily) in and around Chattanooga, Tennessee. I fo...
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I am a real-estate investment n00b from Research Triangle Park area trying to get my feet wet in real-estate investments. I am hoping to learn a lot from all of you and in-turn give back as much as I possibly can to t...
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Hello All,New member here just wanting to say hi. Referred here by Brandon Turner, excited to get started.Any great reads to get started with rental real estate using home equity?