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hey fellow pocketers I'm 23 and currently nearing my closing date, on my first investment property. I'm extremely nervous, I'm happy with the deal and I know it's a good start for me, but my hearts constantly racing a...
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“Printing counterfeit banknotes is illegal, but creating private money is not. The interdependence between the state and the businesses that can do this is the source of much of the instability of our economies. It co...
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We can agree that credit is tight in the current mortgage climate, right? Even for owner occupants with good credit, it would seem that banks are looking for reasons NOT to extend mortgage loans. Of course, investor...
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Hello, BP community!Reaching out for advice on how to handle the following situation: My tenant turned off his heat for the weekend—temperatures are in the low 50s nowadays, as low as high 20s at night—while away on v...
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I've got a contract on a small apartment building in DC that is partially occupied. I'd like to eventually facelift the units and raise the rents. I'm aware of the TOPA requirements, and I have clauses in the contract...
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Hi Folks!
My partner and I recently purchased a large duplex (5beds, 3baths per unit), and we were thinking that it would be a great property for rent by the room, or a high income tenant.
However, we were surpris...
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Hello Everyone!
I am a beginning investor in Michigan. I have started buying and selling vacant lots in a large development in my area, with great success in just the last two months/
There are tons of sellers look...
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My father in law passed away recently and my mother in law keeps getting direct mail offers to buy the house. Specifically stating “sorry for your loss” Is this acceptable??? I love real estate and creative sourcing, ...
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Just wondering who here has vacation rentals in the Gatlinburg area. Wondering ho long this will effect tourism in the area. I hate to see all the videos on t.v.. My family vacations there regularly and do a lot of...
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I am closing tomorrow on a property with a fuel oil fired water heater from 1988. The heater is rusted at the bottom and is "on borrowed time" so I am looking to replace it with a natural gas heater. The heater is in ...