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Quick question how many of you would consider changing your name to your spouses last name instead of yours?
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Hello BP nation! My wife and I are new to BP, as well as the real estate industry as a whole. We've been doing research and reading books, blogs, forums and talking to real estate professionals for a couple of months ...
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Hi everyone!I have a quick question about the first duplex property I intend to buy in a year or two to househack for my first step into real estate investing. So the area I live in is relatively close to Boston, and ...
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I don't know how far she's gotten, but a current tenant I inherited with the purchase, that I'd love to get rid of (loud family with 4 kids under 12), asked me "do you accept section 8 vouchers?". I said no, but I ...
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Hello guys/galsI just got back home from Afghanistan and I already know that next year I will be headed to another duty station. Its common for us Military folks…The home that I live in now I can already see that it i...
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Curious what the best practice is here.Simple question - when should I be getting GC bids; while in contract or after closing?If during contract, then we'll have to build that timeframe into our offer. Thanks!
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What's up BiggerPockets community! New Pro member here! I have spent the last 6 months on educating myself about real estate investing, with an emphasis on multifamily rental properties. I currently live in Santa Clar...
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I posted this in a couple of Facebook groups but wanted everyone's opinion here. I wanted to see if others have tried to start a contractor business. I am currently getting out of the LTR market since it's not for me...
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Hi BP crowd - I'm a new investor looking to do some BRRRR deals and I know I need to find the right types of lenders who are going to be able to work with me. One thing I'm worried about is that they send an appraise...
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As a small landlord, had some issues in the past with renters defaulting. Is this a pain point for others as well? Getting some data points, as I am exploring the possibility of starting my own insurance company to pr...