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Hi BiggerPockets Family,After watching Paul Moore's live YouTube post yesterday he had mentioned to someone, thst they should wait to make their first move during this time of uncertainty, and learn during this time i...
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Hi,I’m in the process of buying a second home and turning my primary into a rental. I’m currently fixing a few things on my primary to get it ready to rent. I’m a little overwhelmed on the to do list, details of lease...
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When should you pay a contractor? Should you pay them in increments, with a deposit in the beginning, again midway through the project and lastly once the project is complete? Or is there a better way to protect both ...
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Hi my name is Ben. I live in Nashville, TN and am looking to build a detached 2 garage with 2/1 apartment above. I personally went down to Metro to get a building permit because I wanted to make sure what I wanted to ...
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I love real estate and I love making money with it, but every now and I start wondering if there is something more I should do... I do believe that just by being a reasonable landlord we can make a bit of a difference...
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looking for advice on the experts out there:) if some of you have time to respond I thank you in advance I would like a PRO vs con stand point on which would you feel to be a safer first rental investment property sin...
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Hi guys. Im looking to buy a triplex funded by the FHA loan for first-ti e home buyers. I obviously want to generate enough income to pay for my mortgage and have some cash flow at the end of every month. I have a few...
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I'm looking for a general rule-of-thumb for estimating the percentage of gross income used for paying for a management company to handle an STR. I realize this is likely very location specific, so I'd look at somewhe...
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Hi everyone,I just have this thought in my head and I would like to get some feedback from others on the idea since I am a beginner. In my search for properties I am seeing a pattern of diminishing returns on rents as...
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Tenant who has been in the unit for about 2 months contacted me the other day about the in unit stacked dryer being broken. For reference, it's stacked, with the washer on the bottom and the gas dryer on top in a cus...