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Hello Biggerpockets,
I have a questions regarding eviction or possible evictions.
I am currently under contract with an owner who is in pre foreclosure process. The property is a 3 family, and I currently have it be...
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So, finally got the second tenant for the duplex and almost lost them the same day. The tenants are responsible for their own electricity and gas, I pay the water and trash. My mentors have advised me to either, tak...
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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...
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Hey everyone,
As 2024 comes to a close, I wanted to share my experience managing a 3-flat in the Ravenswood neighborhood of Chicago during my first year as a landlord. It’s been a wild ride—full of challenges, lesson...
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Hello everyone. I've been a BP member for a few months now, and I've previously been documenting my progress here:
http://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/12/topics/67333-a-newbies-birddogging-journal
I decided to star...
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Hello BP!I just have a simple question for you all. What was the last thing that you did, heard, read, ect that finally made you start your first deal? I'm interested to see what was the last thing that pushed you t...
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I am closing on my 5th house, which is my 7th deal, on October 17th and my plan is to renovation and sell it. I'm buying it from another investor who started writing about it in his BP blog but I won't share those det...
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There is a lot of debate about staying local vs. investing out of town. What factors do you consider when deciding what market to invest in? What do you think makes a great market?
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I just closed on a crazy deal. This is a 5 acre property with 10 single family homes, each about 850 sqft, 30 minutes from DC, and is a complete dump! Piles of trash on the sides of the road, two of the homes have bus...