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Excited to provide this month's update. At the beginning of January, Brian Burke started a thread titled "It's 2018. Whatcha gonna do about it?" In an effort to keep myself accountable to the goals I set in Brian's th...
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Does anyone have suggestions on the type of paint they recommend for use in rental properties? Low maintenance and durability are my goals. Just starting out with my first rehab! Thanks BP family!
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This is one of my absolute favorite ways to find a deal or two with a little bit of time and sweat equity. If you're a flipper, wholetaler, or buy & hold investor looking for a deal or two this is for you. I purch...
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For a few minuets i was thinking how can you keep tenants on your rental properties for a long time without having issues.
Then i though of the allstate guy that gave 100 bucks for every 6 months you didnt have an acc...
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This is really going to be off topic! Who in the BP community is a Bourbon and Whiskey drinker, collector or snob. I have begun to collect and really learn more about the art of Bourbon and have taken a break from r...
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This seems to be a pretty popular topic on BP these days so I thought I'd add to the wholesaling/marketing discussions. A little background and then we'll move on to the details.
Background
I started my journey in No...
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This tenant has been late 4-5 times this year. They moved-in 2018. This landlord wants to raise rent to be closer to market rents by another $50. Small increase to most but probably not this one. Keep or not? Why?
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So, what happened to REI in D/FW? It seems like this market is gaining speed in the wrong direction. There's just not many deals out there, if any, even with minimal margins for investors?Don't get me wrong, there's t...
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For the last year I've been beating my head against a wall trying to work short sales via MLS. I've decided finally go the motivated sellers route. I'm fortunate to have capital to be able to jump right into d...
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Hello,
I am from Bay Area and a complete newbie to real estate investing....had saved money for downpayment of our primary home but ended up purchasing 5 fourplexes in the last 4 months since the cash flow calculatio...