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I bought a short sale for 315 in a 500k area, the home has not been painted before, the home should be painted but I want to keep the entire budget for the flip below 10k. I don't want to buy cheap paint but I don't w...
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Hello everyone!Quick bit about me- I'm a data scientist working in NYC and literally just started looking into REI a week ago. Mostly because of the dream I have of retiring early with a nice cash flow, but also partl...
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Hi everyone! Happy New Year. May 2023 bring everyone a year full of health, happiness and fun investing!The last two years have been an absolute whirlwind, and have learned A LOT about the real estate world, investing...
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Hey everyone.
My name is Boris - over the last few years, my wife and I have built up a portfolio of properties in a handful of cities around the country that we run as short-term and mid-term rentals. As we both com...
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Hello fellow BP members! Looking for a little advice..Little background: I am a financial analyst for a multifamily developer, so i understand real estate and all of the financials associated, but i am definitely not ...
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Hello fellow investors, I am currently using Farmers and Foremost Insurance. However I ran a few quotes on Obie Insurance (geared specifically towards landlords) and for only the 4 houses I checked, I am saving 1,5k a...
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This is my first try and after a stressful rehab, I've been on the market for 68 days. It is priced at $290k, $13k below Zillow estimate. I've had multiple agents go through the house and run CMA's and they are coming...
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I recently closed on my first rental property. I used Roofstock. I had set up a number of baseline searches in a few markets that I was interested in. Whenever one that fit my general criteria came up, I would drill i...
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I have been wholesaling up until now using my name on the purchase and sale contracts. But I have been closing them regularly enough that I think its time to consider setting up an LLC.
Typically how long doe...