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Fairly new around here, started educating myself on real estate back in October 2022 and found Bigger Pockets in November...what a blessing! Read a lot of the Bigger Pockets books, including the ones by Brandon Turner...
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Bad news announced today. The new release is removing the ability to contact guests by hiding their emails and phone numbers and filtering them in the messaging.Given the fact VRBO is awful in vetting the guests, this...
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Hello all, Just curious as in the first couple of steps to start focusing on when it comes to developing a business plan for vacation rentals? I know that the RE attorney is a must but other than a attorney what are s...
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One of my properties, the best cash flowing SFR, has been vacant for 2 months. I’ve never experienced this huge of a lack of qualified applicants. I’ve started a no animals policy because the dog & human damage fr...
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I purchased a 4-unit building gut rehab in Chicago, with a 203k loan.The contract had an “as is” addendum.My contractor applied for building permits with the City of Chicago building department.They were advised that ...
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Hi everybody. I'm just about ready to househack one of my rooms in my 3b 2b SFH. I have a potential lead, but I need some assistance on getting started. I know I need a separate bank account and rental forms. I also n...
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HELLO, BIGGER POCKETS! Please allow me a moment to talk about. . . Me.
I've recently purchased my first property, a residential 4-plex, in Springfield, IL, and I hope to expand my budding portfolio as aggressively a...
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Landlords, how do you go about finding new tenants? Where do you start your search? Do you rely on a real estate agent or do it yourself? Would love to learn from your experience and want to hear both success and horr...
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Hello Everyone,A partner(@Alex Royster) and I are currently educating ourselves on the RE investing business and hope to soon buy our first rental property. We are looking to invest in the Charlotte area where my part...
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Hi all, I just want a sanity check from the BP folks here.I just asked my dad to add me as an authorized user to one of his credit accounts in the US to help me rebuild my credit scores there (since I closed all my ac...