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Hi all, I'm a new member here, I've been wanting to own rental properties for a while and finally, I pulled the trigger and now in the process of my first rental!! After I sign the contract, I feel like I'm getting cl...
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In our area, there is a high volume of undervalued slab homes on the market. After one bad experience in renovating one we have decided to avoid them in the future for the following reasons:
- Difficult to ac...
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Hello Everyone!
I'm trying to convince my finance/MBA friend why REI is a better business decision than investing in the stock market and I'm not sure he's convinced. What is the best article on BP you've re...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment.
Purchase price: $45,000
Cash invested: $2,000
We purchased this small 900 sf home from a friend that was building. He replaced the ...
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One of my tenants informed me that all the lights in the hallway (3 fixtures) are no longer working. The breaker is ok, and all the other lights on that meter are working fine. Any ideas what would suddenly cause this...
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When I help new investors with buying their first property I often want to know what is holding them back from pulling the trigger.So I'll ask here. What is holding you back?
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I bought two turnkey rental duplex units in Indianapolis last year that came with a one year rent guarantee. The rent protection was thru AON and was paid for by the advertiser that markets turn key homes.
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Over the years I’ve seen many questions here on BiggerPockets forum related to various aspects of using self-directed Solo 401k real estate investing. But the challenge is that those questions are spread out across pr...
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I don't know who needs to read this, but I feel it needs to be posted, publicly.
Recently the following happened:
- BP Member posts negative statement about syndicator to these forums, involving lost money, poor co...
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Howdy all, I have a few acres of land that my father purchased for me and I want to put it to good use. After researching a bit, I'm considering the below. Open to suggestions and feedback.
Option 1: - Clear off an ...