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What a two faced secretive jerk. I haven't been a real fan of any of the recent Presidents, but obama makes me sicker every time I see or have his dribble come ount of his mouth. I've been out of c...
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Hi all!My name is Serena Tillman and I’m new to Bigger Pockets. During this pandemic and social distancing, my hope is to truly grasp REI as much as possible to start the process of purchasing my first property at the...
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I came across an interesting situation. It regards companies that offer turnkey solutions for investors. That is, investment properties that are already rehabbed, tenant-occupied, have property management in place, an...
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Morning, Just wanted to get some opinions on how you all feel about buy & holds in college towns. I view these properties as MF even though they are technically SF. However, when renting to college students you ar...
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Cap rate is a common and important measurement in real estate investing, but it seems I see it misused more often than not.
Cap rate is an income measurement only. It is a measurement of the annual net operating inc...
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Hello BP, I have been doing some research trying to find cheaper ways to market and better ways to find motivated sellers. I have come across facebook ads frequently, but many people are saying that they have mixed re...
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Just a quick disclaimer. This is a really long post. Also I am also now employed by a self storage operator so my opinion is probably is not objective.I was a professional sale person who "retired" on 3/31/2018 to l...
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Have you ever read a post on one of these forums saying something like, “I would never invest in California/Detroit because it is a horrible place to invest.” Or “C-class neighborhoods only look good on paper but you ...
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I'm in the process of sourcing my envelopes, paper, etc. for my direct mail campaign for Absentee Owners. My initial plan is to use a "handwritten" font for the marketing copy on the yell...
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