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I am a long term landlord and have substantial experience as a handyman. I am fairly new to buying a beat up property, rehabbing it, and then keeping it for a long term rental. I recently finished my first rehab, an...
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Hi everyone, I am fairly new to bigger pockets and most definitely a novice with REI. I have been so engrossed with this website and the wealth of knowledge that is freely shared. I happened to stumble across this si...
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Hello, I am totally new to real estate investing as well as the bigger pockets community but I've found both to be very interesting. This seems to be an awesome resource. Im looking to get started in flipping houses a...
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I am finishing up a new construction STR build. I bought raw land in an LLC with a partner to do this. Although I think our personal names had to be on the loan in order to qualify.
My question is....when i finish co...
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Hello all!I've been doing research and saving money for months now, and a chance encounter with a Real Estate agent lit a fire under me. I now have an MLS search set up and a loan broker. My prequal is done, and I'm a...
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What caused the vacant schools?
Kansas City is not the only metropolitan city that has closed schools in recent years; Detroit, Philadelphia, and Chicago all closed a large number of schools as well. Unli...
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Hello,I'm in a forward stage of closing on a 12 unit in Ohio. The building has a nat gas 100 gallon 199,000 BTU water heater in place. It's from 2013, installed by current owner, and is in very good working condition....
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Original Floor PlanMy visionIf I moved the wall for the closet out a little I can add a 5x7 bathroom to to the house. But I spoke to 2 GCs and they both want to build addition in the back. Should I get other GC opinio...
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Hi all -- I'm new to real estate investing, but looking to get into SFR fix-and-flip. (I'm in NYC, and looking at properties in Hudson Valley and Upstate.) I'm hitting a big stumbling block, though, and wondering if a...
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I'm trying to figure out what kind of professional I need to consult about this project.My partner's family owns a 9 acre, hilly property with a 5000+ sq ft 1980's house in a very desirable part of north orange county...