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Today is a great day! I finally got my money back from a BP member after over 2 years. We had met on BP in 2015 as he attended my meetup group and over the years he was very involved with the community here in Chica...
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I'm a new Realtor and also new to the investing side of real estate, but I've been studying it for over a year. I'm ready to purchase my first flip. I have a great contractor, good relationships with wholesalers, acce...
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Hey Everyone,I listed my first short term rental in beginning of this month. I’ve had one guest so far. I’m excited to get started and host more guests! All feedback (good, bad, or indifferent) is welcome and apprecia...
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Someone working on one of my rehabs somehow got a blank check of mine, forged my signature and either gave it to a friend who cashed it for $800, or cashed it with false identification.
It was cashed on Frida...
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Hi all,So it's been almost 3 weeks with no Airbnb booking. This is for my 1 bed 1 bath unit and for the past 6-7 months, I had it blocked off on Airbnb because I had a mid term tenant in there. We typically use this u...
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This is not really news or current events that would be of interest to most RE investors. It is a story of a potential porch pirate. My home has 2 private streets, one that leads to my driveway and the other that g...
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Investment Info:Single-family residence other investment.
Purchase price: $670,000 Cash invested: $375,000 Sale price: $1,330,000Located in Prime Atwater Village, this gorgeous new contemporary home has it ...
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I have a SFH that I recently listed for rent on Zillow, Trulia, and Hotpads. (all at once) I have not listed it anywhere else. It has been brought to my attention that some scum bag is posting my house for rent on cra...
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Do you guys think that uploading a personal profile image (avatar) should be a pre-requisite for participating on the forums, blog system, properties directory, etc. here at BiggerPockets?
Just curious . . . thoughts?
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Figured I would start a little series talking about my day to day in note investing and what the gurus do not teach you as they always make note investing seem black and white where in reality, most of it is in the gr...