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I have invested in rental properties since 1986. These have mostly been single family houses. And they have done very well for me. These are not grand slam investments but solid line drive base hits over time. They ha...
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Hello,I posted my property on AirBnB late December in Sedona, AZ. I got so many back to back bookings in the first couple of weeks, but the bookings suddenly dropped to zero. I have had no bookings since mid January. ...
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Hi Everyone, We bought 3 hotels & motels this year and are quickly ramping up to buy more hotels in this upcoming recession. I started in real estate with househacking (renting rooms in my house out as STR/MTR), t...
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The trending topics are flooded with concerns based on current events, and understandably so. However, life goes on! What’s going well for everyone??For me, I have a couple great successes1. A deal fell through in a v...
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G'Day everyone,I never in a million years did I think I'd be writing this but life and business can be funny sometimes.So we hated property management for so long because it's a very "thankless" gig.Tenants complain t...
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Quick question BP'ers,
I'm spending lots of time analyzing properties these days, but I'm wondering where do I go to get the cap rate and vacancy rate on any given area? It isn't always given in a listing, along with...
Brokers' poor reputation has caused many brokers to rebrand themselves as “Commercial Real Estate Advisors” or “Real Estate Consultants.”This is similar to the Wealth Management and insurance industries, where commiss...
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Hi everyone! We bought our first STR in the Smokies back in May after hearing @averycarl on episode #364. I've been thrilled with the performance thus far. Early on I started using Beyond Pricing to help maximize reve...
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Hey Bigger Pockets Community!
My wife and I are highly interested in Real Estate as a new stream of income and would love to purchase our first rental property in 2022! We purchased our first home in August of 2020 (...
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I have a group of about 10 friends/business associates that are all interested in getting into real estate investing. We would like to invest as a group to increase our purchase power. The nice thing is that we all...