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Hi guys, here's my story: when I was in my early twenties, my husband and I started a non-profit climbing gym club that's flourished. We decided to expand to a new location and I have spent a year or so reading the fo...
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When screening tenants, in addition to running a credit report, checking landlord references, and checking bad tenant databases I also try to check the applicant's social media accounts. Some people have their account...
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Hi there (new to BP here),
Anyone do section 8 rentals in Detroit, MI? If so, does anyone use PM to manage the properties?
Soon, I'll have some capital to invest in RE. Been really interested in investing in prope...
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A 3/1 townhouse I own in Baltimore was trashed by a Section 8 tenant who moved out at the end of 2016. I spent more than I expected getting it back in shape. Then had difficulty renting it for several months, for vari...
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Hello all,A tenant recently lost his job and the other person that provided income went away. After he missed rent he mentioned he just got a new job and would pay, after a week, he stopped answering my calls so I wen...
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I'm getting ready to purchase my first home. I know you can make money with real estate if you do it right but I'm not sure which would be a wiser decision. I'm deciding between buying a house and then keeping it and ...
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On the outside D type properties look like steals, but with the potential crime, turnover rate and bad tenant pools is there really good money to make? Or is it better to go for B type areas that won't cash flow as we...
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I curiously joined BP on Dec. 30 last year, knowing nothing about investing in real estate.
Four months later, using the wisdom I found here, my husband and I just signed papers on our first investment house. The...
Background: I have one rental property and recently sold another. For both, I outsourced the management, as they were in TX and we now live in AZ. Up until recently, we were renting in AZ, but just bought a place. So...
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How many of you out there are full time flippers or at least active flipper flipping 5 or more per year for at least the last few years?
I'd love to be able to do this full time someday or at least be able to generat...