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I am at the airport flying back home from the BPCON2019 conference. Like many of you, I had some great take-ways from the discussion panels, seminars and social hour conversations. I thought I would create a thread fo...
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TL;DR: Recent article suggests rent hikes aren't just about landlord greed - rising costs across the board are a major factor.
Just read an eye-opening article about the recent rent crisis. It challenged my assumpti...
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So I've ready more books than I can count, heard all the podcasts, read the articles, stalked the forums, etc. Classic I should have started investing a long time ago stuff. I know. I'm working on it. However, all thi...
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The Boise, Idaho market has been on an insane ride the last few years, with prices exploding to levels many people who live and grew up here never thought possible (I remember back in 2006 when I got out of the Air Fo...
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I am perplexed. I finished up an hour long deep conversation with someone and they tried to convince me why their decision to RENT and have the option of "being a nomad without owning anything" was the way to go. B...
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I have been working on setting up a modest vacation rental in the Portland metro area. In the past, friends of mine were raving about VRBO, telling me it really does work- and they had a reasonable fee structure. But ...
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Hello All. Input please. After 15 of years of using a Realtor to fill my properties, I feel I want to move forward without the persons help any longer. Main reason why is sloppy work, poor communication and flippant...
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Calling all foreign investors! How has BiggerPockets helped you grow your business?We know we have a small but growing community of non-US investors from countries like Australia, The United Kingdom (UK or England, Ir...