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Looking for my first rental property and did the numbers and got an 8% roi with one month considered in with vancany. Should I find a better property? What's a good number to shoot for for an roi
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One of the best things about BiggerPockets is our members' wealth of knowledge and willingness to share that knowledge with others. You may have noticed the "Unanswered Posts" tab on the Forums homepage. If not, here'...
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As regular readers of this site know there’s plenty of sentiment (and evidence) that we’re headed for some bad times, maybe even some truly TERRIBLE times.
I have two questions:
1) Are you worried and, if so, ho...
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Hey BP community,I have been sent out two rounds of yellow letters with a measly response rate and wondering about diversifying my marketing efforts to other free online resources like Craigslist and backpages. Does a...
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There is a lot of hype around Vacation Rentals. It's true that they can generate higher cash flows compared to long term rentals, but there are many factors that I think people overlook when they haven't done a vacati...
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Anyone have some good websites to use for backlinks for your main site? Obviously right here on BP is great, but what are some other real estate sites for backlinks?
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I have talked to a realtor agent and she has sent me some investment properties to look at. I have not negotiated on price yet but most of them are short sales. I am wondering what I should do to prepare (other tha...
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Thank you for ahead of time for reading this post! My question is as a new investor just starting out looking to network with investors...what is a REI meeting like? How did you as a new investor ask seasoned invest...
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Hello everyone...is it beneficial to seek out a mentor in my local market (Raleigh, NC)? I've read a great deal of material, done a ton of research, but I'm a hands on kinda guy...so for me I think its the next log...
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HELLO BP, I WANTED YOUR GUYS OPINIONS, I PLAN ON INVESTING SOME MONEY INTO MARKETING, I WAS THINKING ABOUT GETTING INTO DIRECT MAILING, WHAT DO YOU THINK WOULD GET A BETTER RESPONSE AND BE MORE WORTH THE MONEY, $250 F...