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A contractor hired to replace siding in a relative's rental didn't show up. My relative requested her deposit back and they refused. They made the mistake of handing over the 1st half of the insurance check which t...
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As I read posts, comments, reviews, etc about crowdfunding, I am increasingly coming to a swift realization. And it is that most people have hijacked the term "crowdfunding" and use it almost synonymously to mean "inv...
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I purchased an apartment building just before Covid hit in upstate NY. Rents are well below market and the plan was always to raise them but for obvious reasons I haven't yet. My market seems pretty tight so I if so...
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Economic Update
(Monday, September 14, 2020)
A majority of Los Angeles households face serious financial problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Latinos and Black residents bearing the brunt of the economic pain...
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Economic Update
(Monday, September 14, 2020)
A majority of Los Angeles households face serious financial problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Latinos and Black residents bearing the brunt of the economic pa...
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I continue to be frustarted with the current laws and regulations we as investors must deal with and it seems that the laws are mostly AGAINST us!
With that in mind, I would like to know (if there is not one already)...
Hello BP Community!
I have a rather bizarre situation and was hoping for some insight. I have a duplex (two units, one address) and rented out one unit to tenants and was keeping the other unit for myself. The tenant...
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In today's excellent episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast, Zeona McIntyre shares how her investments in short term rentals - some local and some long distance - have provided her with enough income to retire early and...
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Hello flippers
I am trying to get a good plan on how to do some low cost flipping. I need to have a good plan to show the wife I am dead serious about this.
I am outside of Detroit. In this area you c...