Excuse what is going to be a long rant - for the sake of my sanity I need to get this off my chest. I have another username on Biggerpockets (no, Adam Smith is not my real) which is my real name - but for this post I ...
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Hi!So I've been listening to a lot of podcasts and following the forums. I'm from the Bay Area, California and since prices are crazy here I'd like to invest out of state. I have this goal of acquiring a property befo...
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Hello BP community!
I am a buy and hold real estate investor in Colorado. I recently had an interesting situation where I would acquire a single family home with a fantastic long term tenant. The tenant is clean, ke...
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Need help with tenant issue-We have an older duplex that my husband recently remodeled that is an up/down duplex in the historic district of our city which is close to the university. The upstairs has 3b/2bath approx...
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First of all, I appreciate the men and women who choose to serve in the armed forces for our country. And I do not mean to offend them in any way, but instead try to gain insight in some questions that I have.
Why d...
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In a day where technology is pushing down transaction fees for purchases (i.e. Redfin, Homie, etc.) is this happening in property management anywhere? It seems like there should be a tech-first property management com...
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Picked up this house in Redford Mi on a bankruptcy deal for $58k. Redford is 15 min west of Detroit. Decent area where homes sell for ARV of around 80-150k depending on size/location. Redford is in the Livonia/Westlan...
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Hi everyone,I've got a weird question today. My husband has been working on our ancient 4plex including what started as a small handful of repairs at one of the units where a tenant's been living for about 18 years (...
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I purchase a new property in 2007 for $186,000 to be used as a rental property from day 1. The property was initial rented for $1300. Hindsight is 20/20 and not good investment, but I'm trying to figure best way to...
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I decided to write a column about my own experience putting some of my investment properties on Airbnb, so that you too can learn from my mistakes, understand what a good rental requires, and learn some of the horrors...