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I've been a landlord since 2006. Up until now I've never had to evict a tenant. I've had people owe me what I would consider decent sums of money however always treated those tenants with respect from our first inte...
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I noticed some BiggerPockets members asking about the rising cost in lumber and plywood, and given my background, I figured I wood (haha) weigh in on this subject. I currently work for a lumber company and I primarily...
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If you had capital you wanted to put to work but you couldn't find deals in your area (South Florida) that fit your business model what would you do? Change your strategy and look to other asset classes? Partner with ...
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Investment Info:
Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Oakland.
Purchase price: $602,500
Cash invested: $70,000
Sale price: $625,000
This is a 1914, 4bed/1.5bath SFH located in Oak...
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I spent 80 hours Driving For Dollars and calling that list. I also spent 80 hours calling other lists (probate/pre foreclosure/tired landlords).
When calling, I got the same results. So I actually got better results ...
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I had tenants rent my 2,850 SF house for 5.5 years. They disclosed their four dogs before signing, and they gave me a $500 extra deposit for that (in addition to last month's rent). And the wife said to me as they wer...
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Just got an offer 4 days after listing my latest flip property $6,500 over asking. Working with Listing Spark for the first time has saved me over $6,500 in commissions! So that's $6,500 over asking plus $6,500 in com...
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A little over a year ago I bought a triplex in Chelsea with 2 tenants in place. I've poured a lot of money into repairs because previous landlord didn't take care of anything, then I put in a 3rd tenant. I've been luc...
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Hi EveryoneI'm new to real estate investing and this is also my first forum post on BP. I purchased land about 6 months ago and my goal is to develop the land. More specifically, I want to build my own home. I've gott...
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Hey hey hey BiggerPocketeers.I'm doing a bit of research for an article for the BiggerPockets Blog.How do you collect rent? Checks, Venmo, other software (please name names) or something else entirely?Please let me kn...