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Dear Pocketers,
How do you harden / bullet-proof your rentals?
While I've never had anyone utterly trash a rental of mine, I've seen the damage they can do first hand (typically when buying the rental and seeing ...
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Hi all, I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! I am interested in hearing some of your goals for 2021.
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I day traded currency futures in a past life and always kept an online journal to keep me accountable, share what I was doing with the community and have a little bit of fun. Even 10+ years later, I enjoy reading bac...
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As the title and category of the forum suggests, i am foreigner investor who is going to invest living in another country and while this may sounds challenging to some, i personally feel i am more than ready. I am 28 ...
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Generally speaking I'm a realist that leans more on the positive of most situations. However for the last month I have been getting my butt kicked( tenant complaints, costly repairs, and next month will be my highest ...
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Hello fellow BiggerPockets members,I find myself in a bit of a bind with my real estate investments. Last year, I took an aggressive approach and purchased six rental properties in the Midwest, specifically in the Cle...
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A new study was conducted by Harvard analyzing the impact of decades of housing policies that disincentive affordable housing. Declining inventory of affordable housing are preventing first time homebuyers from purch...