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Has anyone heard of this preston ely ? He sent me a Email about the death of real estate investing in 12 months. Just asking thanks clayton
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Hello fellow BPers, I am looking into buying a Tri-plex that doesn't have any of the utilities split up. The current landlord rents to a farmer who pays all rent and utilities for his 3 employees living in the apt. So...
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Hi BP People! I’m Robert, but my friends call me something I can’t repeat. For many months I've been reading and gathering information about different topics on BP, but this is my very first post.
I curren...
We rented a unit to 2 girls. They signed one lease. From day one they each paid their half and acted like they were separate in paying rent. They technically broke the lease when they took on a pet in March, but due...
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Not sure if all out there are familiar with this, but J Scott suggested a great idea for finding better than standard contractors by going to your local Home Depot at opening and talking to the contractors that are th...
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Ok all you STR pros, get out your red pens, I need some feedback!
A couple months ago I purchased my first STR. The house is in Canyon Lake, which is a beautiful lake known as the Jewel of Hill Country. The market we...
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I own and live in a small townhouse community. I have enjoyed the ease of ownership and am serving on our board. I am trying to be pro active, learn and understand as much as possible to be an effective board member...
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Greetings, real estate world!My name is April. I am a 26 year old wannapreneur and more importantly, a wide-eyed, aspiring real estate investor. The past couple months have been quite exciting yet trepidatious for me,...
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Hi, my name is Brian and I use to be on here years ago, but some unfortunate things came up and forced me away for a few years. During this time I was given 2 homes in Detroit from a friend (at the time). I paid $495....
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All of us are familiar with the "rule of thumb" ratios for how much your house payment should be as a % of your net income, used to be 25%, seems to have creeped up in recent years. But, how much of your net worth are...