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What were the first 5 steps you took to get started on your real estate investing venture?
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HiI have just joined BiggerPockets and am amazed at the amount of information available and the way members are helping each other out. Thanks to everyone taking time out to reply to queries.I am a recent Canadian Per...
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Hey everyone,Just wanted to let you all know that after 6 months of talking about it and planning for it - we've finally released The Book on Investing in Real Estate with No (and Low) Money Down for purchase! This bo...
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What cities do you all consider the best long term investments? I've had my eyes on western suburbs of Detroit and suburbs of Dallas TX like Fort Worth.
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Hi everyone,I've got a weird question today. My husband has been working on our ancient 4plex including what started as a small handful of repairs at one of the units where a tenant's been living for about 18 years (...
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I’ve heard most investors say they wouldn’t pay any money upfront but then most contractors I’ve heard say they wouldn’t start work without a deposit. How do you come to an agreement where both sides feel comfortable...
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I am looking to transfer money from Roller Over IRA to a Self Directed IRA Company to either buy properties, or do private lending, or syndication to MFU deals....Anybody has any recommendations with a company that of...
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I found a property today in a highly rentable area. I pass this house enough that I thought it strange it was not rented or had a for rent sign. Today I walked up on the property after seeing a paper posted on the win...
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I just bought my first investment property, a SFH in January. My tenants moved in March 6, 2024. I require that my tenants sign up for automatic rent payment through Rentredi in order to lease from me. It is stated ...
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I am getting ready to rent out my first investment property and am trying to figure out what incentives, policies, etc. to put into my lease. I would like to hear some of the biggest/most common problems other investe...