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I'm Karen M. from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and have been just starting to explore the Bigger Pockets community and learn about real estate investing. I am interested in real estate to diversify our investm...
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As I'm researching and reading and google searching and listening... I'm learning.I just wanted to use this space to note things I learn as I learn them. I have absorb so much in the past month. Not looking for a lo...
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Hey there everyone! It’s been a pretty awesome (and hectic) 11 months for me. I went from having just one rental at the start of the year, to having 3 houses close at the same time, with rehabs of various difficulty...
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Has anyone ever seen such a clause in a contract(approval letter with terms) for a hardship based Short Pay, or even for a Short Sale?)"Dear Customer(s):Select Portfolio Servicing, Inc. (SPS), the mortgage servicer on...
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Hello all,I need your advice regarding an emergency. I have a triplex in San Francisco, where the third floor tenants are protected and paying below-market price rent. They have been there for two decades, and I inher...
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Does anybody have accurate up to date information on how a newly build or a renonovated structure will be appraised if it is a detached ADU . I have been told that it will be asessed differently on square footage to t...
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Try to make this short and to the point. I have a realtor/ Property Management co that manages my properties in Pennsylvania. recently another real estate/ property management co. bought them out and merged but kept t...
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I have a strict no pet policy, but lately prospective tenants have been saying "but my dog is a service animal." Is there a legal definition in my state of Michigan of a service dog? I don't think I can even ask a pr...
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Hello Everyone,I recently had an apartment put up for rent and have been going through the process of looking at potential tenants. I got a lady who came to look at the apartment. She kept on talking about how she lov...
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Hi Bigger Pockets!I've been here for a while reading up and am excited to make my first post.A bit about me, I am 30 currently making a great salary in a W2 contract role that I will likely remain at through this year...