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Hello BP. My husband and I live in the Georgetown/Austin area and love it here. Previously, I worked as an assistant to an agent in NC while I was in graduate school and we've bought and sold our last three homes at a...
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We wanted to offer a great opportunity for our users to get their hands on the audio from the 2012 BiggerPockets Real Estate Investing Summit, and felt that the Thanksgiving Holiday was as good a time as any . . .
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In an effort to gain a bit more independence from the large platforms, do any of you build your own direct booking websites? I'm looking at Lodgify right now and I'm wondering if its just paying another platform fee ...
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So close on our first buy and hold purchase.FannieMae Homepath Tri-plex that we got under contract for 160K. The numbers worked out really well. Not much work to be done, just a re-paint and I was going to replace a...
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Having lived in some fairly remote and rural area and currently working on transforming a rental in a foreign land and foreign language I thought I share some of my experiences, results and advice when it comes to try...
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I have always read that you should never take over a rental property where the landlord/owner pays the heat & hotwater. What has the experience on the board been?? Has anyone ever taken over a small multi-family...
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Hi everyone,I am a new real estate investor in the Chicago area and I am in the process of closing on a multifamily 3 flat in Irving Park.I was hoping someone could recommend any home inspectors with experience in old...
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First, thank you to BP for building a treasure trove of valuable and actionable information through the forums, podcasts, webinars, articles, etc... I've learned so much and built a level of confidence about moving fo...
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Hi all,My name is Chris Lopez and I'm an eye doctor relocating from Texas to upstate New York to practice. I've been binging on BP podcasts for the past couple of months, as well as reading finance and real estate bo...
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We have completed rental property #1 and are now looking for #2 with someselfish needs as part of the deal. Trying to decide between a cabin in the ASKA Adventure Area (aka North Georgia Mountains) or Beach Condo (...