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About 6 months ago I reached out to my property manager in writing and ask them to raise rents on all my properties by $25. I reminded them to do this about a month before each lease renewed. When I got my lease re...
I read an article that Blackrock is buying all the houses and new housing tracts with taxpayer dollars to the tune of over 30k houses per year. Turning them into SFR. They are buying above market. Anyone else know ...
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Hey everyone, first post on BP but been lurking for a bit. I know many people on here have started their REI journey with single family and other small investments. Some "gurus" out there say to skip the small stuff a...
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I know ‘turnkey’ has been a hot topic as of late, but I am wondering who is out there regarding truly vertically-integrated “turnkey” providers or “fully-managed” providers. My thoughts are that there would be signifi...
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125479559237566623.html?mod=rss_economy
This article is talking about apts nationally. Vacancies continuing to rise and article says they will continue to rise. Tied to unemployment fi...
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Ch. 1 Why I Love Rental Properties
Ability to use the leverage
Ability to hustle for greater returns
Ability to manage my investment directly
People always need a place to live
Its worked ...
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I need some advice from any and all who have an opinion on the matter. Even better if you've been through the same situation. Im considering moving to Texas from Washington and purchasing my first duplex and house hac...
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Hi BiggerPockets Community!I am new to BiggerPockets and am exploring investing in multifamily properties in New Jersey. I would love to hear your thoughts on which New Jersey markets are best and why? Thanks!Mark