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I am in the process of closing on a 3-bedroom, 2-bathroom, 1600 sq ft single-family home in Akron (zip code 44305). My plan is to furnish it and list it on Airbnb for short-term or medium-term rentals (STR/MTR). The p...
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Hi there Biggerpockets community,
Just wanted to drop in and say how much I've been enjoying the Biggerpockets podcast and exploring the books and posts over the past year. Living in a VHCOL city has definitely spark...
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Hey All - New to Biggerpockets and excited to learn from this great platform! A little back story, originally from NJ then relocated to Mesa AZ for work - purchased my first property in 2014 since it is cheaper to buy...
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I recently completed driving for dollars in 3 new areas of our greater Twin Cities metro that I will begin marketing to. These are desirable areas where you would actually want to buy a house to flip or hold as rental...
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I am finishing a renovation project right now in Cincinnati, Ohio that is a triplex and I am strongly considering doing a STR on the top unit. This would be my first STR. My main concern is how areas without a specifi...
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Recently purchased my first turnkey rental and started making payments on the mortgage. Mortgage is about $134,000 at a rate of 4.875%. The property has a positive monthly cashflow of about $300 before factoring in ...
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Hi, Christian Bullen here, I am a new member to bigger pockets and am looking to meet like minded people and gain knowledge myself. I'm 28 years old born in Central Florida but raised in Hong Kong, where I have a perm...
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Hello All,I am a real estate investor with single family properties in my portfolio showing them under Schedule E on my tax returns. I don't have any employees and have property managers for a few rentals while the re...
Hi, I'm a web designer from Ireland. I'm fairly new to real estate, learning to evaluate deals. Thought I'd share some numbers from a commercial property with upstairs apartment. Property info: Downstairs: 48sqm Shop ...
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I had always been told I own studs in on my condos and the HOA was responsible for insuring buildings. I just got a notice from one of my HOA's that they don't purchase flood insurance on the buildings due to cost, I ...