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Hi BP!Just wanted to share one of the most exciting things that "accidentally" happened to me. Back in Sept, 2016 I was just 9 months into real estate investing and I was browsing Zillow for fun as I usually do. Manag...
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Hey BPer's! Quick rookie question! When evaluating a property for the first time to figure the approximate rehab cost, should I, A: Find and pay a contractor (which I don't have yet) to walk thru with me or B: Should ...
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just bought a property, inherited a tenant. very nice property, side by side. 1bd 1ba. she has been there for over 10+ years, maybe 15. she pays $475. the lowest rent surrounding is $775. I want $850. mortgage is $1,2...
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Has anyone ever done a full rehab using The Home Depot or Lowe's sub contractors and materials?In my newness to house flipping, I find this method to be more reliable than finding a GC on Craigslist. I don't have an ...
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Hey BP! not having much luck getting responses in the forums, but I'll keep trying. I have been thinking about the worse case or "nightmare" tenant situation. This of course involving extensive amounts of purposeful d...
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WSJ: https://www.wsj.com/real-estate/eviction-phoenix-constable-1...PHOENIX—On a recent afternoon, Rhys Torres crossed a partly shaded courtyard to a white stucco building. He tapped on a door and a woman in a fleece...
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I understand the best case scenerio is your new tenant moves in the same day your last tenant moves out.
I wonder how some of you landlords minimize the turn over time.
This mean you do showings while t...
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So we have done hundreds of flips in the last decade everything from full gut jobs, tear downs, light rehabs, cosmetic rehabs you name we have done it, low en...
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What is your opinion of Trans Union Smart Move credit and background check service? Has anyone used it? Do the reports give sufficient information to make a good decision?Do you collect the $35 from the tenant and r...
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Hello BP Fam! I'm a Real Estate newbie and a new-ish BP member. I first got into researching about RE while I was on maternity leave for during the beginning of the year. I was deep into thought on how my work-life ba...