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Our Director of Operations, @Scott Trench , is quite young in the grand scheme of things.But his experience level raises his age considerably, and his thought processes show just how wise-beyond-his-years he truly is....
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Hey house hacking community, I've been active on these forums for a while and finally getting ready to purchase my first house hack within the next 3 months. My goal is to save on my living expenses and pay less than ...
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So Dec. 2015 I started my real estate adventure. I'm a huge numbers guy so I love my spreadsheets and planning my financial future. Thus based on a 20% down per property mindset, I tried to gauge what I could realisti...
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My goal is to purchase my first STR this year or early next. The location I have my eye on is a 3 hr drive from my home in a vacation destination. My question is: How do you know whether to hire a management company o...
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As I noticed my last post tick over to 2,999 posts since I joined the site, I thought back to reflect on my introduction to Bigger Pockets so many years ago, what it has done for me, and my biggest mistake :) What h...
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Hello BiggerPockets community, we have been accepting payments from tenants using Zelle, Venmo and Paypal. Zelle and Venmo requires tenants to have an American bank account. We can receive the payment INSTANTLY and F...
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Hi there! I’m brand new to investing, but have spent years wanting to do it. Just need to take action. The problem I face is figuring out where to spend the money I have. I have $20,000 I’d like to invest. If you were...
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I'm reluctant to post this under "Success Stories" since the jury is still out! However, it's a success story in that the BP community has motivated me to finally jump into real estate and make things happen. So th...
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So I get the process of BRRRR. My question is in the actual refinance portion. When you refinance a home at 70%-ish LTV of ARV after repairs/updates and its rented does the lender just give you cash in the form of a...
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Hey Guys! Im not sure if yall remember me, but a while ago, I was looking into wholesaling as a means to jump into real estate investment. And since that time I have taken steps to get better acclamated with the field...