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Hi BP community!
After educating myself for some time, I’ve been making baby steps in developing my plan and strategy to purchase my 1st property.
I recently spoke with an investor friendly real estate agent and he ...
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Everyone and their mom is doing Short Term Rentals. In fact, my mom (and dad) and I just went 50/50 on an Airbnb (my 4th). It seems like these days that EVERYONE I talk to is excited about Airbnb and STRs. Even people...
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Hello, I was curious who on here is working towards their first deal, and what kinds of hurdles they are personally experiencing in getting there.
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Hey Folks,
First post on BP here. Probably a bit longer than usual...but I am an avid (not necessarily good) writer. I don't know exactly where I am going with this or what I expect to get from it, but let's see wher...
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Hi guys! I'm a rising senior at Boston College interested in buy and hold real estate investing. I've started reading books on real estate investing this summer and stumbled upon the Bigger Pockets podcast where I've ...
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Hi All, I am closing on our deal this December 30th, for a 4-plex. It is currently fully rented, which is great!HOWEVER, as it sits, the landlord currently pays all utilities, (which will be changed immediately into t...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Supporters,
I'm in some need of financial advice. I'll attempt to be brief since there's a lot of info to provide. I recently received a loan (30 year, 3.5% for $235k cash out refi tied to a prop...
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Hello BP community!
Who I am (& Why I am already a Big BP Fan)
I am Diane Bartley: work in IT by day, chase an almost 3 year old child during the evenings, and during the later evenings have started...
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Hi BP friends! I've got a tenant that is asking/demanding that I test for asbestos in my SFH rental. This home was built in 1951, I bought in 2012; no basement - it's on concrete slab. It was a fix and flip when I ...
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"A New Year’s banger at an Ohio Airbnb, meant to be the party to kick off 2018, turned into a nightmare when the host lost control and police officers from five departments were forced to shut down the celebration whi...