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What do you think of this rental applicant?Cons: A bankruptcy "less than a year old" (I'm not sure if that's since filing or since discharge), no recent rental history because he was a homeowner, a new wife from his n...
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I see lots of talk about cash flow and the necessity of cash flow to achieve financial freedom. Both my wife and I have good paying W-2 jobs and are comfortable making investments that don't cash flow. Is there a bet...
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I am renting out a 3 bedroom apartment on Chicago's Southwest side. The steps in the tenancy process are:
1) application (personal info, current address, former, job, a personal reference) and last 2 paystubs
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Investors,I was reading about these new Opportunity Zones that are being established as part of the Tax Cut and Jobs Acts. I wanted to start a thread that starts the speculation of potential investment opporunity poss...
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Hi BP Community,
I am writing this post because I feel like I have been stuck in expanding my current portfolio. I am 27 years old and earn around 150-160k in gross income from my W2 which is remote. I have a duplex...
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Hey folks, A triplex came on the MLS today piqued my interest, so I decided to analyze it. Then I thought... maybe I should record my thoughts out loud to share with the BiggerPockets audience. Maybe that'll help folk...
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I’m trying to get my feet wet in real estate investing, but I’m drawn more to the passive route. Active real estate investing doesn’t seem to float my boat. What are people’s opinions on turnkey? What are the typical ...
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Just getting ready to post my 3 bed/2 ba home as an STR in San Diego. I'm wondering how do you all screen your tenants? I believe Airbnb and Vrbo dont do credit checks is this right? If so, how do you trust you're get...
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