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Hello all! This is my first post on BP and I am SO excited to be writing this. It’s great to meet you all.I am a 22 y/o native Floridian who has been putting off my desire to jump into Real Estate for far too long. In...
In case you didn't read my profile a short understanding of us. We have been renting for 8 years and we have been learning this as we go. We have recently started using Bigger Pockets which has been a HUGE help so t...
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I have been getting calls from my ads and mailers. While this is good, I can't help wonder if alot of these are a waste of time to even go look at. I mean, you can certainly get an idea of one's motivation by asking c...
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I got into a discussion today with a local property owner that manages most of his properties in house. He loves the fact that his tenants typically pay late and he collects late fees. It got me thinking about the var...
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Hello,I was wondering if any of you have had a situation like this arise. I own a college rental property with 6 students renting for a yearly lease. They came to us as a group of 6 and signed the lease without ever d...
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Hello Fellow BP'ers!So, I've been renting to the same tenants going on 3 years! Exciting, yes. Everything has been fairly uneventful with them - except for having to replace the whole HVAC system the first summer they...
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I'm looking to invest out of state, but will be waiting 3-6 months to build up a little more cash reserves. Right now, I'm looking at Columbus, Milwaukee, and Boston...but am heavily leaning towards Milwaukee because...
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First, I apologize for the length of this post, but I feel some background is needed.Early this year I purchased a Triplex with 3 occupied units. None were on leases so I got 2 of them signed into a year lease pretty...
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I currently manage 8 rental properties in Grand Rapids, MI and all of my tenants habitually pay on time except one. I've had her as a tenant for 9 months now and she has only paid on time twice. Her credit wasn't terr...
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Good evening folks,I've been wondering around this lately and decided to come to where the expert live.I have a rental property that used to be my primary home until a year ago(Miami, FL). We bought it in 2010 and pr...