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BP Community:I am a new real estate investor seeking to purchase my first investment property. I am in need of advice of wheather to purchase a single family home or a single apartment unit.To provide you with a littl...
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A question for my fellow Real estate Agents: How did you learn about your market? When you first received your license and started working under your broker, did you receive mentoring or did you have to figure things ...
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How do you narrow down a market when you have such a broad range of options? Im on Long Island, NY and I want to start researching markets that would be around a 3-4 hours drive from here. Parts of Connecticut, upstat...
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Hi All, First time poster and rookie in the real estate investing game. My friend and I are partnering up to start building a real estate portfolio in the Massachusetts area. Our strategy is to start out by buying sev...
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Hi. The rule of thumb for estimating CAPEX and Repairs/Maintenance is from 5-15% of monthly rent. Does this rule of thumb hold up for larger multifamily properties (above 4plex)? For example, would a 10-unit apartment...
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Apologies if answered elsewhere, but I know in the rental property book and throughout the forums, people talk about only investing in certain classes of properties or neighborhoods. Is this just something that is sub...
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PLEASE HELP WITH SOME ADVICE. Company were I work is in the middle of EDD Audit. Auditor sent us this questions:1) How do you determine what work needs to be done on each of the properties?2) Are there prope...
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Can anyone recommend a service that can provide a list of 3- and 4- unit properties in a defined area in Milwaukee? I'm not looking for properties currently for sale, but a broader list of addresses of 3- and 4-unit b...
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Looking into a property in lakeside montana. Does anyone know a real estate attorney and good real estate agent in this area? I want to make sure the city ordinances allow for STR. What I’ve found doesn’t seem to def...
What would be the best advice you have for someone who is just starting his Real Estate Business?