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Hi Rehabbers and Builders.We recently had a plumber who disappeared into thin air along with the $1000 installment we had paid him. This was a fellow who was chosen by our GC to do the work. We paid him the first inst...
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I am in the process of buying a SFH that needs some minor rehab. I need to have the flooring redone.However, I am out of state. I have a contractor that already gave me a quote and is willing to do the work, but how w...
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Hello BP, I’m a newbie investor and I’m a believer to never be the smartest person in the room… So I ask you all: what are newbie mistakes in Multifamily investing you typically see or have encountered yourself? How c...
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Hello all. For some reason I am thinking that I heard somewhere that anything over 4 units is considered commercial, but my realtor told me that anywhere someone lives is considered residential, no matter how many un...
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Hi everyone! I came across biggerpockets from listening to the podcasts which I've learned a ton from! My wife and I currently live in MD but we're looking into investing in rental properties in the San Diego region w...
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I've had a lender tell me that you can't use FHA for a personal residence on a multi-family. I don't think this is true but was wondering on some advice from the BP community.
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I know the topic of umbrella insurance comes up here periodically. I was just out shopping for new auto and umbrella policies, and most insurers won't write a personal umbrella that covers an STR if the underlying po...
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I was wondering what you all thought about how the Media has been handling the Primaries and Caucuses. Personally, I think they are being irresponsible and showing complete bias in their coverage of the various campa...
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Hello,I am a new real estate investor located in Miami. I am about to get into my first real estate deal, which will we a flip. I will be partnering with a local guru in order to get my feet wet and learn beginning, m...