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Closing at the end of the month on my first rental property. It's a duplex and wondering if I should encourage tenants to set up payment online. Was looking at sparkrent.com, it is only $1 per unit/month.
Has...
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Hello BP! Full disclaimer--I'm borrowing a friend's account as I'm discussing a job switch, and I don't want this information floating around the internet with my real name on it in the event that someone from my curr...
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So I felt like this would be a good subject to journal, both for the input from the pros and as a loose guide for others venturing into this field of investment.
Although I have been involved in the purchase...
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I was going to make a low-effort post and ask how to automate one particular thing. But instead of just asking for something I thought I'd give something to the community first. I'm trying to document how to automate ...
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I've had an interest in self storage for years and may have finally came across a piece of real estate to start my pipe dream. I've been doing a lot of research looking to find the best ranges on building costs. It'...
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Do you agree next-generation landlords will be more engaged with peer-to-peer sharing, purchasing, and funding?Many like @J Martin and @Brandon Turner are open to AirBnB types of offering, but will progressive landlor...
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Welcome to our question of the week!
We know there are lots of reasons to structure your business. With different goals and objectives it can be hard to decide what might be best. If you haven't seen our new polling ...
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Hello,Wanted to get the opinion of some of the more experience landlords. I have a couple that just recently moved into one of my properties here in Texas. Their income is 5x the rent. Credit scores and background ch...
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One of the most frequent requests for the BiggerPockets App is to add the "tagging" or @mention feature. That day has come!!!Now, on both iOS and Android, you can tag people as you type!Type @? to get a list of people...
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I would love to know what are your preferred methods to receive rent payments 👍