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Hey everyone,
I’m really happy I found the BP community and have now listened to most of the podcasts and attended my first REIA meeting this week. I’m hoping to ride that wave and really get going on investing.
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The debate on the efficacy of REI investing over a 401(k) has raged for a long time on BiggerPockets. Thanks to a message from @Christopher Throop, I revisited the topic when he let me know a file I used during an ear...
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First situation: Apartment was advertised at $1400 for a 2 bed/1 bath house. Prospective tenants had 2 pets and we agreed to increase rent to $1430 (15/pet). Lease was written up with the 2 pets allowed and the rent s...
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Greetings everyone,I have to inject my personal opinion here. I recently went through a bad eviction with a commercial tenant that I inherited with a building I purchased. And all during conversations about this wi...
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Hello again BG Bloggers! (I posted this earlier in another forum on accident!)
I am looking for anyone who has experience or a potential POC for someone who may know or has used cross-collateralization to negotiate a...
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I am currently a freshman at University of Wisconsin - Stout. While my major is currently Mechanical Engineering I've quickly realized that isn't what I want to do. I've always been interested in real estate and found...
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I have been working with a well known local real estate agent since the end of July and today he called to let me know that he can no longer go forward working with me as he has other clients and obligations. This doe...
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I made the leap and invested in my first property in October of this year. My plan is to live in this home for a year, to satisfy mortgage requirements, then rent it out. I still own my previous home that I am plan...
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I found a 10 Unit apartment (6 2-bed, 4 1-bed) that had been sitting on Zillow for more than 6 months! I added it to my portfolio December 1st. I knew the area and market, drove by and did some basic numbers. The f...
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More markets are creating "Good Cause Eviction" laws designed to protect tenants from unfair evictions. Essentially, the landlord can only evict if the tenant violates specific requirements.What do you think? Are they...