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Hi, BP friendly names and faces :)Long time lurker, first time poster.How often does one have the opportunity to help out a seller without profiting from a sale?SO.. Here's what I did today:I got to make a cash offer....
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Economic Update
(Monday, September 14, 2020)
A majority of Los Angeles households face serious financial problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with Latinos and Black residents bearing the brunt of the economic pa...
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Hello! I'm so happy to have stumbled upon BP through the Madfientist podcast and now, I'm addicted to listening to all of the BP podcast! My husband and I are in our late 30's and are about 4-5 years away from reachi...
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I have three short term rentals that I rent out on Airbnb. This mountain house was a different project for me. The house had great bones and structural integrity, but just needed a little love. We finished October 14 ...
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Hello BP family. Let's get right to it. I've always been an ambitious go getter since I was a kid. Never followed the pack always stood alone and wanted more than the average. I grew up in a low income area, but alway...
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First, I apologize for the length of this post, but I feel some background is needed.Early this year I purchased a Triplex with 3 occupied units. None were on leases so I got 2 of them signed into a year lease pretty...
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I have been exploring the possibility of Airbnb and short term rentals, but lately there has been a lot of discouraging news about cities really cracking down on Airbnb's short term rental model. San Francisco and Par...
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Hi everyone! I'm new here to the Bigger Pockets forum. (In fact, this is my first post!) I'm really interested to see what expert advice I can obtain from the many real estate investors here.I have been fortunate i...
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Hey Guys & Gals, especially the folks that have been around for a few cycles of the RE market!
In the big scheme of things, I'm fairly new to investing. I've only been around post-crash and am blessed with a mark...
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My friends,
587 days
Or 1 year, 7 months, 10 days
Or 19 months, 10 days
Or 83 weeks and 6 days
Or 845,280 minutes
50,716,800 seconds.... but who's counting? ; )
Honestly, it's been a blur! When I sat down to ...