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Good Evening!I'm a first time home buyer and I am planning on moving to Jacksonville, NC within a couple months. With that said, I'd like to get my financing set up beforehand. This house will be house hacked (of cour...
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Hi Everyone, I'm fairly new to posting here but have listened to dozens of podcasts and read many articles. In a nutshell my REI experience is this:I was an accidental landlord of a duplex for years after buying it a...
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Several properties I am looking to buy were built around 1900. Should I avoid properties this old? Especially since I will be a buy and hold owner, does the age of these properties create an unnecessary risk? Apprecia...
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Before blasting me with comments telling me that's dumb, hear me out....
I often hear people pushing for excellence, pushing to do better, be better and achieve more. But what's wrong with mediocrity? Really, the...
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Hi,
I read a post here that states every lease should have an early termination clause with a fee. What do you suggest as the terms and the fee?
Thanks very much in advance.
Mike
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Hi All,I live and rent in Santa Barbara right now, and looking to buy a house for about $875k-$925k, to own and occupy myself with my family for at least the next 3-5 years.I'm wondering if any investor would be willi...
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I have an applicant who has an college age child living at home during the pandemic while college is remote. They said the child would move back to college once its in person again. My policy is typically anyone over ...
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I have two properties that have identical numbers but one has a pool and one does not. My thoughts are the pool adds unnecessary liability for not much more added monthly revenue. Are my thoughts accurate on this? Has...
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My name is Tony, and I work with the Biggerpockets Featured Agent Program!
We’re looking for a few real estate agents in Asheville to fill a couple openings in our featured agent program, so if you’re an agent I’d ...
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Hello,I recently talked to a business mentor (a free service through SCORE) to discuss Medium-Term Rentals in my hometown of Gainesville. This mentor mentioned he has a few STR; however, he flat out recommended not to...