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Hey everyone,I haven't provided an update since my last post in November. At that time I asked everyone's opinion on using rental properties to help offset my daughter's student loans. Well, I'm 5 months in and I figu...
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My wife and I are just at the start of our REI education and was wondering how other investors started out and did they change their strategy? I eventually would like to incorporate a buy & hold strategy for pass...
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Our company focuses is to buy and hold apartment complexes. We currently track a few KPIs (key performance indicators) to keep a pulse on how the portfolio is doing. However as we prepare to grow and begin syndicating...
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Hello!I am a 21 yr old college student and have been very interested in REI for a few years now. I have listened to both BP podcasts for a while, as well as some books and other resources for some background knowledge...
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Are any of you guys marketing your properties via Youtube?
I know this kind of thing has been done before, I've got a flip camera and was going to make a short video of my next property and upload it to youtube, just...
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First of all, glad to finally be a Pro member on BP. Looking to purchase a multi-family home (2-4 units) in central Florida using an FHA 203k loan to jump start my REI journey. I'm bracing myself for the rehab proces...
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Hello everyone, Mike and Sarah here!We currently rent in Belleville, NJ, and have an established owner-operated Pet grooming and daycare business, a bit further south in the Union County area. We have been working tog...
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Hi! Lately I've been educating myself on turnkey rental investments. Long story short, it seems I come across more articles/forums/videos explaining why turnkey should be avoided and all of the downsides (which is imp...
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Two questions 1. Am I able to split the water bill with tenant in the duplex I currently live in ( and own). I recently just understood that your supposed to include all expenses into the tenants rent. I just picks up...