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Hello BP!I recently met an individual who has a few rental properties in his portfolio. The thing is, he is only marketing them as "student housing". The properties are located near a local college and he has worked w...
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I once owned a 20-acre mixed-use property in Illinois. It included 25 mobile homes, 60 self-storage units, and four commercial tenants. When the time came to sell, I anticipated a solid profit from the deal. But durin...
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Good evening BP fam. I hope your day is going well. My name is Don Carey. I’ve spent the last 10 years playing in the NFL. During that time I have acquired some real estate here and there. We currently live in the Ham...
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I'm an out-of-state "newbie" investor looking at a specific apartment investment opportunity (passive LP) in Houston. I'm interesting in speaking to someone who knows that market well. What can I offer? In addition to...
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Hi BP,I recently acquired my first property, which is a house in Hawaii where I'm renting a portion of it to a tenant. As the tax season is coming up, I'm starting to think if it's worthwhile to hire a tax planner (mo...
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Hello,My name is Graham and I currently live in Waxhaw, NC. I am a business owner in South Charlotte the Ballantyne area. I own a medical practice called InShapeMD. I am originally from Ireland, grew up in MA, work...
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My old economics teacher is a very intelligent entrepreneur/Investor. How do you ask investors out for lunch and or dinner? When they agree for lunch/dinner how do you start conversation of wanting to do business with...
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Found a property in Nashville, actually Old Hickory, with good numbers thought I'd run it by my BP friends before I pull the trigger (this is my first buy and hold cash flow property). What do you think?
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I've done it, I haven't done it, I've done it...Do you keep salt by the door for tenants to use? I've kept a 5 gallon bucket by the door now and then, but usually it gets over used, and that crap gets tracked into the...
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Hello all wondering how many of you give your tenants gifts around Christmas time? Birthday or any other special day?