I've personally come from a household that has always believed that a close kitchen (kitchen in its own room like space) is the go to. However, began to notice that is a split on whether open or closed is more desired...
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Let's say I have a goal to generate X amount of monthly cash flow by X year, and I'm trying to figure out different scenarios to get to that goal.Can you recommend any useful tools, spreadsheets, blog posts, or forum ...
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Hello BP members,What you are guys using to project potential rent of a property when analyzing a deal?So far i have rentometer and checking with local property managers.
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I was born and raised in the suburbs of St. Louis. It is an amazing city, with great food, sports, and culture. Unfortunately, urban blight has set in on many areas within the city.
I don't live in St. Louis anymor...
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Hi BP community!I'm interested in investing in buy and hold in areas outside of my immediate driving distance. I've connected with wholesalers and turn-key companies to find deals, but now I'm not sure how to move fo...
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TV is a great distraction . . . personally, I watch the news most of the time, but have a few shows I enjoy.
I'll start:
Entourage
CSI (all of them)
Law & Order (most of them)
Heroes (losing its touch, unfortuna...
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I am getting fed up with my PM company and my property doesn't even have a tenant yet. We went the PM route for a couple of reasons and the biggie was time. We don't have time to manage a property and all it entai...
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All, Im having an electrical issue in a rental and the power could be down for days (The service drop from the point of attachment to the meter base is damaged in 2 locations from squirrels chewing neutral. Needs to b...
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I went to the Smokies last week to check on a few properties, meet with my management team, and do some fly fishing. Here are my observations:
Gatlinburg was still relatively busy, but not like a typical summer. Se...
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Hey all, wondering what the best business or personal credit card would be for STR. I saw Lowe's gives 3% cash back on their purchases, I already have an Amazon card with 5% back on amazon stuff, wondering if there's...