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Hi all, considering buying a property in Lake Livingston, TX as a short term/Airbnb rental. I have seen AirDNA and a few other sites that have historical analytics data. Are these sites any good? Is there one that ...
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View reportI've found a foreclosure in an area that is booming and I believe there will be a lot of interest in this property because of it. This is listed at $51k but comps in the area are valued at $150k. For rental...
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Just got a call from a tenant parent and the January electric heat bill was $1100. In past years the highest it went was $800. The heat is all electric baseboard with one room with under floor heating on slab and o...
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Greetings fellow BP'ers
Back by popular demand!
I am going to document my next project BRRR 3.0
The house is on the West Side of Jacksonville in 32210. It was in a tree accident. By that I mean a tree fell on t...
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This image shows today’s air quality index for Portland, OR. I wonder how these annual wild fires will affect home prices in another 10-15 years from now along the entire West coast as folks change their mindset on wh...
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Hey guys. I just bought my first house, moved in last month. A couple of weeks ago, we had a very wet weekend and I noticed water stains in the baseboards of my finished basement. No French drains, no sump pumps. I’m ...
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This is a little late starting, but I'll catch up quickly from planning to mid-project in this first post.We have a small house, started off at 750 sq ft when I bought it. I've added a sunroom (in 1995) and extended o...
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In today's labor market, we are all hard pressed to find good, reliable, and affordable contractors to renovate investment property. I'm certainly not a newbie, but open to ideas on how to handle a delicate/finesse p...
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I'm looking for recommendations for a future STR. Would prefer responses from people with actual, personal experience.Requirements:1. Single-family residence, not a condo or timeshare2. On the beach3. Cash flows.I'm o...
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Should a contractor receive 75% up front or should they be paid in smaller increments?