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All,I'll be closing on a duplex (4 beds/2.5 baths and 2beds/1bath) in Malden, MA within the next 2 weeks. My wife and I will be living in the 2 bedroom so we can get more rents from the 4 bedroom. Looking at rents for...
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Hi all,I am a new BP member joined not long ago. I am starting my real estate development (flipping) in Southern California (LA, San Gabriel Valley). I am in a preparation stage such as setting up my business card, ma...
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Hello!I am a Realtor based in downtown Austin. I love my job, the people I get to meet on a daily basis and helping them. My long term goal though is to get into Rehabs/flipping and single family/small multi rentals t...
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I'm rehabbing one of my units and trying to decide whether to go with hardwood or carpeting for living room floor. Weighing cost of hardwood vs less expensive carpeting. I'm thinking people prefer hardwood, but carpet...
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Hello everyone!
I am here to discuss some of the obstacles I have been facing thus far. My interests are in commercial real estate (specifically industrial) and I have spoken to multiple brokers all over the countr...
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Has anybody used a car wrap or a magnet sign for their cars for advertising "We Buy Houses for Cash..." Does anyone else feel like they've sold their souls to the cheezy marketing devil out of desperation??
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I am looking to buy a duplex which is fully rented till July 2022. As it is fully rented and I don’t anticipate tenant turnover, I am leaning towards not hiring a property management firm to manage the duplex, screen ...
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I'm debating about what type of countertop to put in a mid-range rental (Oak Park, MI). I plan to rent for $1,100/month in an area that similar houses rent for 850-1,100 for this type of house, now this house is on...
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I am considering adding self-storage to my portfolio, but would actually like to treat this as a business and operate it myself. Does it ever make sense to build a new facility or is buying an existing facility genera...