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So I've been doing tons of reading on this forum, listening to podcasts, reading articles, and running sample numbers on random homes for practice to get ready for my first STR.But the more I read into it, the more ol...
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Hi All,I own a condo (rental property) in Santa Monica I bought for $270k (currently owe $240k). My neighbor, whose unit mimic’s mine, sold recently for $490k. I am looking to take the next step in real estate inves...
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Howdy Y'all!!Was doing some Googling today and found this forum. Looks to be a good one!I 'live' in Spring, Tx., but work internationally in the oil field. Been working away for about 10 years now. I'm almost ready...
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Hi all,I have a rental in Atlanta which has been trashed and have just had an assessor go through the property. I am waiting to hear back on what will be considered vandalism/malicious mischief to get an idea of what...
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Deal breakers- market, finance, zoning, footings, road type, water/sewer availability, Storm sewers, Storm retention ponds, over Analyzing, too Greedy. Everything else yo...
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Looking to hear some best practices on dealing with guests who want refunds even with a signed policy stating a certain refund % amount within a period of time prior to arrival. All guest will indicate some sort of em...
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Hello BP community, I'm going to give some background information to help you guys understand my current platform and where I stand. I am a travel nurse currently working in San Diego up until April. I have my primar...
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Would like some opinions on if anybody else thinks NWA will be insulated from the change in tide of the housing market as of recent. Living here I always here something along the lines of... "Oh we have Walmart, Tyson...
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Hello everyone, this is my first post on the forum, but I have been reading an learning from many people on this site for quite some time.
So im tired of giving the IRS all of my income, and I have been reading about...
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I am currently under contract on my first short term rental in South Georgia (Where I live). It’s a 2,200 square foot 3 bed 2 bath, 1920s historical home in a great location. When we did our first walk through I could...