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Hi all,I live in Santa Monica and am looking to buy my first investment properties before the end of the year. Ultimately, I would love to scale to a large portfolio over 10 years, but to get started, I want a fixer m...
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Hey BP Fam! I need to replace galvanized pipe (within house, in crawlspace, and to the street). Single story 2 bath house with crawlspace kitchen and laundry room all on one side of the house
1) - Need to decide b...
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I rent to college students, 3-4 per unit. My problem is that sometimes one of the students will not pay rent but the others do. What is my best recourse?That is, I will sometimes be paid 2/3 or 3/4 of the rent for the...
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Hey BP, I am currently playing my last year of baseball at the University of Memphis. I want to begin my real estate journey as soon as I get out of school. I already own one rental property, which is doing great, wit...
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Investment Info:
Townhouse fix & flip investment in Mesa.
Purchase price: $165,000
Cash invested: $1,030
Current live-in flip, est. exit Q1 2022
What made you interested in investing in ...
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Hi,
I have a 1250sqft 2 story 3 bed 2 bath condo built in 1977 which recently had a big water leak. Because the tenant couldn't detect it in time, we had to throw away newly installed floors on entire downstairs. Tha...
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I wanted to get people's experience with real estate funds. As a sponsor/syndicator/real estate entrepreneur have you ever thought of creating a fund? If so why and if not why not?Here are the problems I see with ...
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I've recently started experimenting with direct mail. So far I've had great response rates and the phone is ringing, but virtually every seller I talk to wants me to make them an offer before I've even had a chance to...
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BEWARE you will get charged $25,000 for nothing more than a good sales pitch from aggressive sales agents with attitudes.,Awesome REI will real you in first pitch. The sales model is to up sale you on everything to th...
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Hi All!What all steps should be taken to prepare property for the winter and cold months? This past winter, a property over 100 years old that I have, had an issue with the pipes freezing and the furnace going out. Ju...