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Hi there,
I am a new investor, started my journey with my wife back in 2022 we house hacked our first property in new haven CT.
I am currently having a hard time finding any good deals in my market everything is so...
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The reason for this post is to educate out of town investors or first time investors looking to secure their first Short Term Rental in Waco, TX.
As you know, Waco is a highly sought tourist destination in Texas due ...
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In 2012, on the bottom of the housing crisis, I bought several properties. One of my best deals to date was a super cheap house in Davenport/FL, near Orlando and Disney.. It's a popular commuter area for Orlando. The ...
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In general wholesalers: misrepresent values, give wrong rehab numbers, market properties they do not control, ask for non refundable earnest money on others peoples houses, push for overnight closings, etc, etc, etc....
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All,I'm a new investor who has decided on an area and has a good team in place. My initial investment will be a buy-and-hold SFH for long-term rental. I wish to be legally shielded from day of purchase, but in order ...
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I've been focused and trying to find a deal for about 3 weeks now. I've put up bandit signs and stickers which got surprisingly few calls I put an add on the internet and got 10 times more responses. I have probably ...
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Yeah, I saw the full page ad in the newspaper. I have almost given up hope of getting back into real estate. I made money, done all type of deals that you read about in the books; but I was reeling from five investm...
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Let this be a lesson. The power of a ranking website is priceless.. well.. in this case it is $80K in a few weeks...But who is counting..ARV $315KBuying price $190KCost Of Repairs $15K - $20KProfit: $80K +While holdin...
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Hey BP Nation,So I had some tenants move out that had cats. I used their deposit to replace all the carpet and have the house professionally cleaned, at first everything was fine, its been about 2 months now, and the ...
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All signs point to a red hot market in St Peterburg, Clearwater, and elsewhere in Pinellas County Florida and the Tampa Bay region for 2016 in this Jan 2016 Market Status from Pinellas Realtor Organization.Some highli...