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Hello BP. I'm closing on my first STR next month. It's 25 minute drive away in Galveston, TX, what I believe you would refer to as a "drive to" market. This property I'm purchasing is Duplex with units up and down...
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I am debating removing the popcorn ceiling from a small room by myself. I understand the process involves spraying the popcorn ceiling with a chemical then eventually scraping it off. How feasible is this for someone ...
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Hi im new to this forum and real estate investing. Im 24 and me and my wife have owned our house for the past 6 years. It is probably the last house in the world someone would choose as an investment property. The ins...
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We pulled up everything down to the orignal baseboards in our 110 year old SFH home and want to install something "nice" (Class B Property) across the entire first floor of our BRRRR; 3 living areas, about 500 sq ft. ...
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Hi Everyone - I haven't made any deals yet - just information gathering at this point. I would prefer to not use my legal name on deals to protect my family's privacy. In your educated opinion, which is better - LLC o...
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Good Evening BP!I talked to my lawyer today to finally set up a LLC to add another layer of protection against liability. My concern now is, how difficult is it to obtain a loan from the bank under a LLC versus under ...
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I am looking into purchasing my second house hack and was wondering if any pro house hackers out there have a preferred layout with room by room house hacking.
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Hello,
I was thinking about requiring renter's insurance as part of my lease. But now that I am looking over the lease documents and there is this section already in there: "All personal property placed in the leased...
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I'm already set on Luxury Vinyl Plank, just a matter of floating or glued-down and if anyone has any specific suggestions. Preferably available at Home Depot and under 2.5/sf. Trying to find best equivalent to: https:...
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I am investing with a builder to build SFH as spec homes and sell them. Traditionally I have sold the builder land and loaned him the money to buy the land and build the house with us splitting up the profits when it...