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There seems to be an improper focus on occupancy. I can put a place out there at a dollar a night and get 100% occupancy. I can put a long-term rental apartment out there at 30% off and be occupied all the time. It do...
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Friday made two weeks since 3 bedroom apartment in the Bronx was listed. So far I received about 13 calls only two of which were not from a program. After diligent phone screening only two callers qualified they had...
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Hey ya'll, I'm David Weidemann -- a newbie from San Jose, California (the San Francisco Bay Area). Starting with "bad debt" payoff and savings, then looking to invest in residential, multi-family & mixed commercia...
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Hey everyone! I am in the 3rd chapter of The Book On Rental Property Investing and am really excited to begin this journey! I really like how involved and supportive everyone is on the Forum.My wife and I bought our f...
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Greetings BP! My name is Noah Lee. After exploring the site for a bit, I felt overwhelmed and lost in the vast amount of content and information present on the site. I felt that it was best to simply dive right in wit...
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Hello, BP Family! At about 5:30pm on November 9, 2017, I have officially closed on the first property in my life. If you had mentioned this happening to me about 3 years ago, I would have laughed it off. Back then, ...
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Hi BP Experts and Community,
Newbie here looking to invest in Multifamily (Dup/Tri/Quadplex) rentals for cashflow. Currently contemplating on which market to start, especially with the current climate (i.e. rising ra...
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Good Morning!I currently work in Land Development as a W2 employee making $200k+ a year. I had spoken with my previous CPA about possibly becoming a 1099 for my current employer to achieve Real Estate Professional sta...
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Hi! I'm new at investing. I have a friend who is a Real Estate agent that I'd like to utilize for help locating properties as well as MLS access for comps. What is a fair incentive that I can offer? I don't expect him...
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I maybe leaving the area for a few years and need to rent out my personal residence. It is a sfh 1250 sqft 3 bed 2 bath my first home. The same house in my area rent for 1250 a mo. Bed rooms tend to rent for 550-65...