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Hi everyone, my name is Derek Eddy and I am from CT! I have been working at GEI, a Civil/Environmental Engineering company for the past 7 years.How I found Bigger Pockets: I am a newbie here and am just starting to g...
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Hi,I’m going to move to North Carolina in a few weeks and looking for rental investments. What are some best places for rental investment ?
I just moved to a new city, Miami, for family reason and I'm having to restart my career all over again. Previously I lived in Texas and have been a general contractor for over 6 years. Would like some good advice on ...
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Sometimes the various email alerts available on BiggerPockets can produce a lot of email for our users and as a result, some of you have even elected to turn your alerts off compl...
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WHAT ARE THE TOP TWO REASONS THAT YOU ARE INVESTING IN A STR AT THIS TIME?
- Current income
- Hope of price appreciatio...
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Hello! I am new to Bigger Pockets and am excited to learn more about real estate. I wanted to ask advice of some of you who have a lot of experience in long-term rentals. My wife and I purchased a home at the very beg...
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Hi,
A week ago one of the houses I own had a plumbing issue at 1:00 am. We called the 24*7 plumbing and snaked the line immediately and later the next morning took care of changing the entire plumbing line up...
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A tenant called and stated the basement looks like there has been an explosion down there. He said he went down into the basement and turned off the water after seeing hot water had been coming out of the overflow va...
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Hello all,We are closing on a 12unit next month. The inspection showed there are 8 water heaters that are near double life expectancy (so they are 10 year water heaters but some are 18 years old). Would you replace th...
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I'm looking for pros/cons of rental to college students. We have one rental already for college students, and my daughter lives in one room. It's a 4 bed/3 bath, and we rent out the other 3 bedrooms (by the room). ...