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My name is Donnie and I'm excited to start my adventure with Real Estate. I was born and raised in Louisiana and at 18yrs. old decided to join the military. In 2003 I left for U.S. Navy bootcamp in Great Lakes, Illino...
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Hello BP members!
I am a first-time real estate investor and I live in an expensive area (bay area) and I am looking to invest in properties outside of CA. I have a good amount of cash saved up and looking to hear f...
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Does anyone know the maximum annual rent increase in El Dorado County? I believe it is around 7% but I cannot find it online.
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Hi All!New member here from the Bay Area. I am looking to start a real estate investment business on the side. For right now I've been focusing on absorbing as much knowledge as possible and trying to get a sense of ...
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As an avid real estate investor in Michigan, I also enjoy snowmobiling just about anywhere there is snow. About two years ago, I planned an 800 mile snowmobiling trip through Ontario, and used some of the then availab...
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Hi all! Newer host here. I'm managing an STR listing as well as a longer stay listing (30 day +).
Both listings went live mid-May, so we're about a couple weeks past the 1 month boost period.
My main question is sim...
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Hey everyone! I am new to BP (this is my first post!) and STR's. My wife and I are interested in purchasing a STR in William. Does anyone here have any experience with the area? Thanks!
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Hi Everyone!Just wanted to inquire if anyone has used bitcoin to purchase a SFR, MultiFamily etc. RE investment for buy & hold ---Thanks for sharing!
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Having reviewed what's previously been discussed on this forum regarding whether people list what their actual cleaning cost is vs. a reduced (or in some cases inflated) price, can anyone share if there is a tax liabi...
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What are some ways that investors are connecting with homeowners? mailers? cold calling? texts? I've used deal machine and PropStream before and don't "love" either. Heard batchleads was good or maybe jerry nortons "p...