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I'm looking at a few different markets for my first investment property and was wondering if there were any negatives to getting a pre-approval letter from a local bank for a loan now if i decide to go with another ma...
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New to hosting and currently hosting our first problem guest. A guest with no reviews asked to book our place for two guests since she will be spending time with her sister for her sister's birthday. I asked if she re...
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Dearest BP Community - I come to you again for advice and a crazy check, so thank you ahead of time.Here's my situation/question: I own my primary residence in Fort Worth, Texas. It is worth 210k and I owe 162k, ther...
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Right now we just use our current one for informational purposes only. Most of our marketing is direct mail and many of our sellers first go to our website to learn more about us.
However, We want to graduate...
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I will be meeting a lawyer tomorrow for my first time...I was wondering if there were any important things to inquire about?I will be focusing on buy-and-hold, as well as wholesaling single and SMF properties.Thanks!
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To be honest this is a bit off the topic from real estate but I am a bit puzzled as to how I should be investing into the stock market. I’ve learned all there is to investing into Roth IRAs, Index Funds and ETFs, but ...
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One of the most frequent posts in the forums is a recommendation request for an agent or hard money lender. While these requests are against our rules due to the self-promotional responses they generate, we realize th...
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I’ve read some of you collect payments for reservations outside of VRBO. How do you amend your guests reservation so it doesn’t cancel when you do it this way?
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In all the owner groups I'm in, the 'cancel without penalty' option is 'I don't feel comfortable with this guest.' The fewer details you give when you do this, the better. You can do 3 of these cancels a year for fr...
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Hi - I am a new investor starting to invest in long term rental properties. I am a high income W-2 earner based in NYC. What tax strategies do folks recommend? This will be a passive investment.