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I am renting my property for the first time. Normally, what’s collected prior to moving in? Is it first month, last month, and a security deposit? I’m getting mixed advice. Some say just first and last month, with no ...
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When my current tenants lease expires in march of 2018, I plan to sell the property(sfr) and reinvest that money via a 1031 exchange into a small apartment building(12-18units)moI've already contacted a few different ...
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BiggerPockets for a long time was a great place where investors could meet and exchange information and work together. Over the past year I have noticed a trend of a lot more newbies coming in just looking for informa...
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Hello,
Despite all of the warnings to only invest in landlord friendly states, there are massive investments made in cities like New York San Fran. etc. that are considered landlord unfriendly.
Why is this? One ...
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I have a rental in a good area, after repairs I probably had about 60K in it and it originally rented for $950 a month.
The area has appreciated for housing values due to some new developments coming in and the area...
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Hello all, I’m looking for helpful recommendations for general contractors and handymen in the Milwaukee area. I manage a rental from outside of the state, but I would like to have some contacts when repair work comes...
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Hello BP Family - has anyone started their real estate career in large multifamily deals? If so, I'd love to hear your story. When it comes to using bigger pockets as a medium for finding passive investors in large de...
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Many "Guru's" will say real estate will be dead by all the big/private firms buying into the real estate market , eventually flooding it where they hold all the inventory and control the market. Many topics are discu...
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Hey everyone! Looking to network with investors from the Metro Detroit area specifically but also any other investors that see this post! Looking to grow my network in the real estate space so lets chat!
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HI everyone: I keep on going back and forth on this but want to ask others who have made moves in either direction this year (or gone down the route of paying off properties early in general). The higher interest ra...