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Hi BiggerPockets Community!I wanted to share a success story with everyone that I hope gets people fired up about starting meetups and spreading the word about BiggerPockets.Sometime last year around November, I got a...
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I'm going to be heading off to basic here soon and was wondering if anyone had any suggestions on what type of investment strategies would work best for when I get stationed. I have wholesaled a couple properties in m...
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Someone in a Facebook group I'm in posted pictures of their house's staging. The listing agent suggested they hire a stager, who cost them a lot of money.The house looks awful. Older or downright weird furniture, beds...
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Hello, I am a new investor in the Minneapolis area, and I am starting to look at properties-- I'm finding most if not all of the multi unit properties I'm going to see are 100+ years old... wow! While they have underg...
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Hi all, reposting this in a different section for more perspectives.I have an off-market property under contract for 400K in SLC, Utah that I was planning on house-hacking to friends while renovating. A problem arose ...
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We are looking to diversify part of our portfolio and we are looking into some passive investing options in commercial real estate. There will be a 1031 exchange involved. What types of passive investing do you favor ...
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I currently own a town-home in a great neighborhood that I purchased back in 2020. I am looking to start my real estate investing journey and my first thought is to utilize a HELOC on my primary residence, rent it out...
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Hi all,My name is Krystle, I'm a real estate newbie with absolutely no real estate assets: no house, no condo, no anything. In a matter of fact, my husband and I are renters. However, my husband and I are active duty ...
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Hey BP, I was just curious what was everyone take on buying rental properties. Do you or would you buy turn-key properties? Why or why not? What do you consider turn key (i.e. already renovated and rented or just reno...
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I've heard people say 10% of the expected profit and others say 5000 is the most you can charge. Just trying to gain some better insight on the matter. Thank You.