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A friend recently had a sewer line back up at his duplex on a Saturday night which resulted in about 4" of standing sewage in the unfinished basement. After the blockage was cleared, the basement drained out but was l...
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Hello! I am so grateful to become a part of the bigger pocket's community.
I live in Western Mass and am looking to begin my investment journey. I started a cleaning business at the beginning of 2023 and am now look...
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I am in the process of renovating my home for an impending sale (I have 1 year to refinance or sell) and I am wondering what cost efficient ideas you guys have come up with to renovate your homestead or investment pro...
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Hello Bigger Pockets Members! My name is Sarah, a native of Atlanta, GA and a 10+ year veteran to the Wealth and Investment Management industry. So let me give you the when and how of WHY I got involved in real estate...
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I have a high end single family home that I is for long term leases (monthly rent is $6k). After the current tenants move out, I need to replace the carpet and pad. Tenants are allowed prior approved pets. What rec...
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BP community,Property is an English basement located in Washington, DC.Is there a definitive guide to what you can and cannot charge your tenant for repairs/upkeep out of their security deposit? For example,- my tenan...
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Hello community. I searched the internet and these boards and couldn't find an answer to my consideration.
I currently have a single family house that is infestested with German roaches from top to bottom. I had a te...
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New here. Feel free to point me to previous posts on this.I'm using AirDNA Rentalizer and when I check the listed comps (i.e. actually clicking on the AirBNB link and checking price + future availability) it doesn't s...
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Hello everyone, I live in NYC and was thinking about buying a condo in Fort Lauderdale that I would for much of the year use airbnb or other short-term sites to rent out. I may potentially stay there 4-6 weeks in the ...
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Long story long, I'm currently setting up 2 STR properties (these would be my first).1 property is a 4/1.5 with a working washer & dryer1 property is basically a 2/1 with no washer & dryerI'm definitely gettin...