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Having spent my whole life as a salaried employee, No financial risks of any sort, time had come for me and the wife to retire. So I thought of getting in where the action is, yes, Real Estate. Having no idea where an...
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Hello,Does anyone have any experience for reducing rent when a lease is coming to an end? In our area the last 3 years rent has increased immensely, like a lot of areas. However there is a huge flood of new Apartments...
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Just curious if anyone has any experience running a short term rental in a freelance type of way. Meaning you do your own marketing and booking without the airbnb or VRBO platforms? Is that even possible? Pros or cons...
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Investment Info:
Large multi-family (5+ units) fix & flip investment.
Purchase price: $750,000
Cash invested: $400,000
Sale price: $1,705,000
Purchased 8 unit townhouse style apartment comple...
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So, full disclosure (if you couldn't tell) I'm new around here. I'm reading everything that I can get my hands on, listening to the BP podcasts and webinars, and all around studying like my life depends on it. I don't...
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Ok community - coming to you with the big question and need some pro advice. In about 2.5 weeks, if all goes to plan, I'll launch my first STR. It is for a ski condo which we closed on in October and have been renovat...
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I attended the Secrets of Successful Syndication seminar in September 2016. My mentor recommended I write down my top takeaways so they’re more likely to stick. There’s a lot of great information and opportunity at th...
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On Monday I just accomplished my first closing on my first rental property. I am looking for rug recommendations. Currently there is bur-bur in place, and when looking into purchasing a new rug an associate mentioned ...
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When investing in real estate one of the key factors to consider carefully is the age of the property. Prices on older stock may be tempting, but going with a new investment property has many important advantages. In ...
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Hello allMy wife and I are new to STR and we have been analyzing properties in several markets the last 2 months trying to find the right one to take action on. We were under contract a few weeks ago in coastal NC but...