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A question to experienced hosts with urban locations: how do you fine tune your pricing and what occupancy do you target? I’ve been targeting 100% occupancy and I get close (93%) but I realize it’s probably not the be...
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I'm trying to figure out the following scenario but need your help. A relative of mine wants to invest 100k in real estate, only if it will show as a loss on his taxes. He's not a real estate investor but has cash t...
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This thread's for all my fellow New England investors looking for answers amidst this year's downturn. How things are going with your short term rental bookings? While everyone wants to bat a thousand every swing most...
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Hey y'all. Long time BP member here and I figured it was time while I had a slow day to detail my story.Back in 2016 I was finishing up my Masters in Education at Texas A&M while dating a woman long distance and c...
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Lets hear about how scammers are working the real estate game these days.
Please share if you know of a way people have been scammed recently. It would be beneficial to me to know what to watch out for. I don't have...
Hi all,I live in NYC and wanted to see if there were any experienced investors on here who have firsthand (and even secondhand) experience with auctions in and around New York City. I've checked some of the properties...
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Lots of people have asked me how to start doing a "Rental Arbitrage" in STR (short term rentals - Airbnb is most popular but VRBO is another way).Rental arbitrage is you as the investor rents a home and becomes the te...
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I’ve been lurking on BP for about 6 years, but I think I am finally in a financial position to pull the trigger soon. My hang up has been that my wife and I are both self employed, so It took us a few years to get th...
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What do you see as something that could change the game in real estate in the coming years?
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Rookie here,
I'm possibly looking into the BRRRR method on an SFH or duplex. I was wondering what was the best way to estimate the rehab cost. I have a few more questions about the BRRRR method that I don't understan...