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This is a revision of my popular post from 3 years ago. See, the older I get (don't ask), the more annoyed I get with the endless "I WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO CUT YOUR TAXES in DECEMBER" emails, posts, webinars, podcasts, ...
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I am starting this a bit late, but am excited to share my experience. I am going to post comments with photos in chronological order to catch up!I found this foreclosure home in Pickerington, Ohio on Hubzu.com. It w...
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Hi everyone :-)I'll try to keep this short and sweet.I'm a Flipper/Investor from LA, my name is Sean Hurwitz for those of you who don't know me...and I happen to be in the band "Smash Mouth".Next week (6.18.15) we are...
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Hey Guys ...
Hope all is well! I don't post as often anymore, but I still lurk and read quite a bit. Anyways, received word this morning that my Duplex Rental House had a fire last night. Later learned this aftern...
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Hi everyone,I just found this website today. I'm a 26-year husband and a father to two amazing kids (both under 2yrs). We live about 30 minutes north of Cincinnati. My wife and I both work full-time jobs (M-F, 9-5). T...
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Good morning BP,Ive been digging in and looking for a multifamily in Columbus to start my REI journey. I was wondering about some issues to look out for in older home areas. A lot of the homes were built around 1900. ...
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There was another thread on the site in the making deals forum which contained a lot of great discussion, but which became way too contentious, so we closed it.
I wanted to start another discussion about investing in...
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Hello fellow BPs! As a new member this is my very first post on the forums; with many more to come I hope, I'd like to say hello!With all that I have been learning about multi-family rentals, I came across AirBnB and ...
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We're going on 3 properties, and I'm wondering where others store their reserves for their rental properties? My general rule of thumb was 6 months of PITI, which I have in a savings account. As we go to 3 properties,...