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Hi,I am a long time browser at bigger pockets and recently I decided to become more active in the community. I am a buy and hold investor in the Harrisburg PA area.Jake
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Hi!! My husband and I just closed on a property in Ocean Beach, San Diego with an apartment that we plan to STR. We are looking to start connecting with people in the area for contacts with reliable and honest handym...
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They say that there is no such thing as bad publicity. I’ve been questioning the reality of that statement over the past few days. Last week, a plumber that we sub contract, who is also a friend (who regularly adds st...
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Does anyone have experience with some of the longer term private lenders for buy and hold such as Colony American Finance or Lima One? There seem to be very mixed reviews from a couple years ago, and I can’t find much...
Hi everyone. I've been listening to the podcasts for a couple of months and am ready to see what I can learn from this community. I'm particularly interested in Providence RI and Southern CT.
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Well, I hear that flip itself doesn’t create profit and time and effort spent make the property sell at faire market value.
Meanwhile flip is not (or should not be) dependent on house value appreciation.
So when you...
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1st WHOLESALE DEAL! Houston, TXMy first post too. Glad to be among the Pro's finally, so let's put it to the test ;) I'm fairly new in real estate investing & in Houston/New Caney, TX 77357. 1 1/2 full time, form...
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Hi BP Family I hope everyone is out there safe and taking care of others the best they can! So I have potential tenants that passed all qualifications and seem to be great people. They want to move in middle of month ...
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So I've been slogging through a 3-month rehab and rent house for the past 6 weeks. Condensing a large project in half as a DIY beaver that likes to build his OWN dam is not recommended. I took on a frantic timeline ...
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Just out of curiosity, have you ever been guilty of PWI (Posting While Intoxicated) in the BiggerPockets forums? Bonus points for PWH stories.