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I'm finally ready to begin work on the rental property and I'm noticing most of the handymen and contractors are either not licensed and/or not insured. I understand handymen don't have to be licensed in my state just...
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Okay folks, here's one for you to chew on this Tuesday morning. ;)My tenant flushed a plastic bottle, about 4-5" long, about 1-2" in diameter down the toilet and clogged it. It's most likely caught in the drain trap ...
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I am a seasoned investor (15 years and over 60 SFH) in Northern Illinois. I have a property next to one of the local High Schools that is being taken for some school expansion projects. They have given me a good ...
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I might be missing something but when I do calculations for potential flips, such as 70/30. The numbers work, but when I take into account taxes I would have to pay on my gross profit (purchase price - sale price) it ...
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I am having a very tough time finding good rental properties to buy. Not just in my expensive area, but everywhere. It seems like after you do a proper analysis, the potential costs/expenses are so high, almost nothin...
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I am looking to get into REI and have six figures in retirement accounts to potentially obtain multi family in Chicago market.
Friend / Mentor uses Equity Trust Company to purchase and hold real estate in IRA throug...
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I have the opportunity to purchase some great property that will need new flooring, a new tub, new cabinets, paint, etc.My question you experts is how much of this do you generally do on your own and how much do you s...
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Hello, My name Is Nicholas, I'm 17 have been looking into real estate and investing through books and BP for a little bit over two years now, I will be an adult finally in April, so I can start building credit and app...
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Hi BP Family,I am a real estate newbie and am becoming more and more intrigued by mortgage notes. I may be displaying my ignorance here, but is there a way to BRRRR a note much like people do with physical real estate...
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Greetings All! Looking forward to becoming a part of the Bigger Pockets community. I've been reading Bigger Pockets books and listening to the podcast for about a year now. By day I'm a marketing manager in the sporti...