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I am looking to buy my first home this year and to buy my first income property next year. What are the basics when looking at a property to determine whether it may be good or not? What are the different methods to c...
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Hi BP! Thanks for reading my post. Looking for any thoughts, opinions, guidance on my first purchase and subsequent path: I have a decent chunk of money reserved, enough to buy and renovate a true fixer-upper. I'm loo...
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Hello,New to the blog and podcast, and though there seems to be a vast abundance of resources, I’m a little overwhelmed at where to begin.I am a homeowner myself living in Massachusetts and looking to get involved in ...
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Good afternoon everyone,
As a new investor, looking in the Texas market but not opposed to out of state investing, would my best option be to find a reliable real estate agent to find off market deals? I am intereste...
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I currently have some cash (my army) that I am building up for a down payment on an investment property sitting in a Barclays 1.20% APY savings account (Earnings peanuts). Waiting for that perfect moment to pounce a o...
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Does anyone have any tips on hiring someone to manage rental properties?I have 26 properties and I am trying to step out of the day to day operations. It's not a full-time job but it's a lot off hassle for me because...
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Hello BP!I need your guys helping advice on a few things before launching our 1st STR/MTR.We have about 1 month until we launch our rental. We have found a Traveling Nurse who will stay in our condo (2bd/2bath) late m...
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I completed a BRRRR on a duplex here in Eugene and wanted to share the outcome (so far). It's an 1890's Queen Anne that was chopped up into an upper apartment with existing long-term tenant, and a hair salon downstair...
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Someone please explain to me how to create my first cash flow property...I'll use easy round numbers to simplify. I pay $1000 per month on my own mortgage. I have 100k equity I can access for a HELOC. I open a HELOC f...
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In our STR business, we often need to transfer money to/from guests fast, free, reliable, easy. Especially for those dealing occasionally out of the platforms (airbnb/vrbo). Paypal has been the most popular so far but...