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So here I am, just a lowly metalsmith, hammering away at the anvil and feverishly listening to the Bigger Pockets Podcast (as metalsmiths do). I was introduced to BP only a couple months ago and figured I'd get famili...
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I have a few single family rentals I'm considering selling in the Denver, CO area within the next year. I'd love to be able to do a 1031 exchange to buy a condo with a view of the ocean, someplace affordable, such as...
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How passive can someone invest/own larger apartments? Say someone makes enough in their primary business to invest in larger apartments (40-200 units) and decides to hire a good 3rd party manager. How passive of an in...
I live in bay area CA now but lived in Seattle for 10 years earlier. Reading forums I get the idea that is best to buy first investment property local. CA is out of my reach but I can do Seattle. I still go to Seattle...
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I wanted to briefly share my experience with a COVID related cancellation I had. I had a guest cancel their reservation made through VRBO a few weeks prior to check-in due to COVID. I have a 60 day cancellation poli...
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I am in the process of refinancing one of my rental properties and need an appraiser to enter. The tenants do not want the appraiser to enter due to COVID-19 concerns. There is a multi-generational family living in th...
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Hi all,I spent the past 6 months building and decorating an AirBnB apartment in my basement, and the third guests smoked meth in the unit. :/ It is a long story of how we figured it out, but essentially bags over th...
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Dominic Pollock,
still in his work boots, stood on the lawn of a 1960s-era
three-bedroom house for sale in the former steel town of Bethlehem, Pa.,
60 miles north of...
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Okay, so one of my tenants (My oldest, longest, and most loved tenant), an elderly lady, went into the hospital at the end of December for surgery. She told me her January rent might be late a few days because of it. ...
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I am debating if I should change my primary bank but I am still unsure.
Currently, I bank with US Bank. They have a good online system, you can see scanned copies of the front & back for checks and the front &am...