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I got a call from a friend of mine today who does rentals in another part of the country in a "nice" town. While inspecting potential deals he walked in on a dead rape victim.
Folks, when you're inspecting propert...
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I plan on investing in real estate when I get out of the military next year, what is the first step you took when starting off? I have a little bit of money saved up but not enough for a 20% down payment.
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Hi BP community. Here in south Texas an A/C/heater is needed basically year round. That being said my current unit 13 SEER (Goodman) being over 15 years old has a blower that has gone out. This unit is rusted out, has...
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So I get an email from my maintenance guy with a photo of a large pile of garbage that was dumped on my MF property by some scumbag who was too lazy and too cheap to take it to the dump himself.
This i...
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I saw a deal recently from a wholesaler on BP and I wanted to run something by some of the more experienced investors. I'm well aware that most wholesalers tend to "dress up" their ARV numbers and "dress down" their ...
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How do you guys go about retrieving probate leads? Is the only way still going to the courthouse?
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I made an offer on a vacation home that is pretty dated inside. We are not good at decorating and are looking for suggestions.I will have more pictures this weekend but right now this is all I've got.The laminate floo...
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So I just spoke with a guy at an investment company who told me that if I try to put a home under contract without personal financial backing, meaning the ability to personally fund the property I intend to put under ...
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Hello! My name is Alexander Carlson, I am 20 years old and I am looking to get into real estate. Now I realize that 20 years of age is not when most people start investing in real estate, or anything for that matter b...
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It seems that many landlords go to the unit to pick up rent. Is this to check on the property? Does anyone have the tenant just mail the rent?