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Hi BiggerPockets community,
My name is Monica. I'm in the Houston area. I'm a notorious lurker, so it's a bit of a shock to my system to emerge from the shadows, but I'm happy to do it. I wanted to first o...
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I'm considering doing a flip of a 1960s house located near Denver. It is 2500 finished sf, and has 3b/2b, plus a mother-in-law suite. Expected (realistic) ARV is $600k. The house is great, with one exception - there...
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With everything going on are you happy or have you ever been happy while being a landlord?
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I'm looking at a property now and there is a terrible smoke smell. The bigger problem I see is they've just repainted which in my mind makes the matter worse. Can someone confirm this? How would one go about dealing w...
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I'm considering the best options for house hacking in Denver and the surrounding areas. My wife and I are going back and forth on the pros/cons of a duplex vs a single family home with an in-law suite. However, I ca...
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I'm considering buying an out of state short term rental and self-manage remotely. I've been reading up on some of the operational hurdles that hosts typically face when doing this, but one topic I've been struggling ...
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Can anyone help with ideas on what to do with this scenario that is occurring in Tarrant County Texas. This is a friend of mine's property.John purchases a priority that consists of half a duplex prior to a tax sale d...
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Hey BPers,I just recently closed my first deal: a duplex in Oakland, CA where I am living in one unit and will rent the other. I also just put up a listing advertising the other unit, and got a quick response from som...
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My wife and I are tackling this condo we got for a song because it was in rough shape from a hoarder who had lots of cats. Two days of cleanup and we only have the master carpet/padding to pull out. So far we've found...
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In a nod to Ben Leybovich, I bought a PIG. I'm going to tell everyone how things work out for me on this thread.The deal:2/1 house in Fredericksburg, VA. It's a very small 725 single story all brick on a crawlspace ...