I am planning on selling my Oakland condo in 1 or 2 years and would like to have a short-term tenant in the meantime. I don't want to sell yet since I am moving to a temporary job and have only owned for 1.5 years.M...
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Would like to start by saying how awesome biggerpockets is. I usually find answers to my questions in podcasts and blogs, however I am in need to help!! I recently went under contract on a 3-family home in Somerset Co...
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What are the pros and cons of Big city vs Smaller yet known city investments ?
Where i currently live has population of approx 70k and that is close to Milwaukee and Chicago (the giant) both are 1 hour and 3...
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One year ago I lost the farm... 80k (my life savings to date)... and 2 years of progress. I was devastated. A few months back, I hired a wealthy friend of mine who happens to be a financial coach to advise me. We had...
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I have a lot of due diligence to do as an investment in Louisiana would be an out of state investment for me. However I do have family in the Bogalusa area. I’m curious to know how the buy and hold market is in this a...
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Just happened to watch Dateline Sunday night and they did a great piece on Detroit. A recap Detroit economy is going through some of its toughest times. There are rows of vacant, damaged houses with nearly vacant ne...
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How to avoid large loses in passive investments?
As important as due diligence, analysis, knowledge of the property type, track record of the syndicator, correctly predicting economic trends, and timing is, the numbe...
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I have read in the past of individuals interested in investing in Puerto Rico due to its current affordability. I am curious as to the opinions of others on this topic. My personal opinion is I would not invest in Pue...
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The Friday night before Memorial Day, I got a ping. My Airbnb just got a whole weeks booking! Great…guest paid $8,824 for an 8 day stay. I was grateful! Because it was a late night (8:20 PM) booking, I replied to conf...
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Hello, I'm just getting into real estate investing and my first deal (well maybe) is gonna be in Cape Coral Florida with a new build. I took out a HELOC for 150k and I already bought a lot in Cape Coral for 55k. The h...