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I've seen several multi-family home listings suggest that a 25-33% expense ratio was not only possible, but commonplace. In my properties, I've been operating at about 50%. Is this something that comes with economies ...
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Hi, this is my first time posting in Bigger Pockets so thank you in advance! We own an out of state 45,000 SF multi-tenant light industrial building in Texas (we're in California). We were hit with quite a few vacanci...
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I do not smell nor does male tenant and his wife has not moved in yet from out of state. His realtor was at home helping him move in stuff to prepare place and said she smelt gas. We could not smell it, but I put my h...
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I always see people talking about throw some paint on top of everything clean the floors and update the kitchen. But what about wanting to make a rental more convenient for tenants? Maybe I'm just getting to much into...
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My company is about to start buying and selling heavily in Kansas City, KS/MO. Anyone know the good and bad pockets or the investment areas to avoid? You can give me zip codes, directional city quadrants, or neighbo...
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In an argument with my designer (read: fiancé) about how to finish walls in a flip project. Do you all paint white with the intention of letting the buyers decide the colors or do you select colors for each of the roo...
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Just got my offer accepted on my first flip property. Have read J Scott's book on estimating rehab costs and listened to tons of BP podcasts. I am unsure of how to prepare the scope of work. We are going to be our ow...
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Hello,
I bought a property in Michigan, 1950s, 1050 sq ft, has a a crawlspace and if I fix it up good I'm expecting to get about 1,050-1,100 a month.
Now the issue is flooring, the kitchen and living ro...
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Flipping my first house and having a difficult time with the painting. I am using Sherwin Williams products, and regardless of using SuperPaint or the cheaper options, it is taking 3 coats to cover the walls. There ...
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Hello, I have been in the real estate business for a long time, but it has always been in the long term buy and hold arena. I am looking to venture out into the major flip business where I would be purchasing a run-do...