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Good Day All!My name is Evan Savage, a young professional and RE investor who recently relocated to the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex for work. My goal is to do my first RE deal early next calendar year. My priority the...
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Hello! New to the BP forum and joined out of curiosity for a hypothetical scenario.I know everyone's situation is different, and everyone has different needs and priorities within Real Estate.So I was curious on one o...
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After securing my first multi unit under FHA how do I purchase the next property without having the funds to renovate a new acquisition? I'm trying to gauge my steps and I was wondering how do I keep this momentum per...
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Hey All - My wife and I just closed on a house near downtown Colorado Springs - 80903 - and are excited to get our feet wet with this niche of real estate investing: House Hacking and AirBnB combined. The property has...
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Hello BP Family!I am a new member here on BP and have been voraciously reading everything about beginning my RE journey towards financial independence. I am almost done reading 2 books written by Josh and Brandon, and...
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I’m curious about utility optimization. Particularly to heating. My apartment building is in Maine and is a Buy and Hold/House Hack. It is common practice for landlords in the area to include heating and hot water as...
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Hey everyone, Firstly I'd like to thank Joshua, Brandon, Scott, Allison, Hilary, Mindy, Zachary, the moderators, and everyone else involved in putting together this awesome site! I'm sure I'll interact with you, and m...
As a wholesaler, what do I need to do and not need to do with an MLS property that the agent will take care of? It seems like most are going for Off-Market deals mainly due to competition and price. But for an ON-ma...
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Team, I am looking to beginning to self-manage my first rental, as I am actually moving not too far away from it with my second unit in about a month. What would be the best way to do this, and what challenges might I...
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Do you give bonuses to your contractors?
If they go above and beyond?
If they finish on time or ahead of time?
For exceptional quality or service?
So you stay at the top of their list for future work?
For working thr...